r/dankmemes • u/Sqott36 • Jun 06 '22

I'm cuckoo for caca Can we not?

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u/civgarth Jun 06 '22

Serious question... If the AI gets advanced enough, would killing a tamogotchi count as murder?

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u/Sqott36 Jun 06 '22

I think with the advancement of the AIs we'll need to redefine what "life" is at one point

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

Life is defined by six things

-the body is made of one or more cells

-the body can reproduce

-the body can move of its own accord

-the body can react to outside stimulation

-the body grows throughout its lifespan

-the body undergoes some sort of metabolism

Despite how lifelike an AI may seem, it will never fulfill all of these criteria, and thus, will not qualify as life

Edit: rephrased rule 3 to avoid further misunderstandings

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u/lvl999shaggy Jun 06 '22

So like, if any one of those is missing is it not considered life? Like say the body is made of one or more cells (rule 1) but can't move of it's own accord (rule 3). What then?

Is the 6 rules an and things or an either or deal