And why should the AI care about historical accuracy?
I guess the real question is the difference between minds simulated on the basis of historical data (=”previously existing”) and minds simulated de novo, just plausible human minds invented out of thin air. Why should the AI favour previously existing minds?
And why should the AI care about historical accuracy?
We are assuming an FAI, The FAI cares about historical accuracy to the degree that people care about resurrecting accurate versions of dead family/friends/ancestors, where accuracy is subjective and relative to memories and beliefs.
More generally, the resources available will determine some finite number of minds that can be created. Some individuals will choose to create lots of ‘children’ (generalized to include de novo minds), some will choose to resurrect lots of ancestors, others will choose to use resources only to expand/clone their existing mind, many will probably choose some mix.
The FAI cares about historical accuracy to the degree that people care about resurrecting accurate versions of dead family/friends/ancestors, where accuracy is subjective and relative to memories and beliefs.
Oh, boy, that’s such a can of worms. Let’s resurrect grandpa, except we’ll delete some features of him that we don’t like and try to forget about. Or let’s resurrect my girlfriend from college but let’s make her a nympho.
I would venture a guess that people rarely care about accurate versions of dead people, they would prefer improved ones.
All in all, this just looks like a silicon version of ancestor worship. If you venerate your ancestors or, say, if you are a Mormon you convert them the Mormonism, isn’t that acausal trade in practice? They begat you, you do things for their souls...
Let’s resurrect grandpa, except we’ll delete some features of him that we don’t like and try to forget about. Or let’s resurrect my girlfriend from college but let’s make her a nympho.
Other friends/family/descendants—as well as society in general—is unlikely to want these changes.
I would venture a guess that people rarely care about accurate versions of dead people, they would prefer improved ones.
People alive today will want accurate versions of themselves to exist in the future. Society/future FAI will also consider this.
All in all, this just looks like a silicone version of ancestor worship.
Other friends/family/descendants—as well as society in general—is unlikely to want these changes
Really? Is there anyone who would prefer an incontinent grandpa raving about today’s degeneracy which the Good Lord will burn out? Or a grandpa who lived to a really advanced stage of Alzheimer’s?
Avoid naive pattern matching.
Oh, I do, I do :-) I pick insightful pattern matching instead.
And why should the AI care about historical accuracy?
I guess the real question is the difference between minds simulated on the basis of historical data (=”previously existing”) and minds simulated de novo, just plausible human minds invented out of thin air. Why should the AI favour previously existing minds?
BTW, affects the simulation, not effects.
We are assuming an FAI, The FAI cares about historical accuracy to the degree that people care about resurrecting accurate versions of dead family/friends/ancestors, where accuracy is subjective and relative to memories and beliefs.
More generally, the resources available will determine some finite number of minds that can be created. Some individuals will choose to create lots of ‘children’ (generalized to include de novo minds), some will choose to resurrect lots of ancestors, others will choose to use resources only to expand/clone their existing mind, many will probably choose some mix.
Oh, boy, that’s such a can of worms. Let’s resurrect grandpa, except we’ll delete some features of him that we don’t like and try to forget about. Or let’s resurrect my girlfriend from college but let’s make her a nympho.
I would venture a guess that people rarely care about accurate versions of dead people, they would prefer improved ones.
All in all, this just looks like a silicon version of ancestor worship. If you venerate your ancestors or, say, if you are a Mormon you convert them the Mormonism, isn’t that acausal trade in practice? They begat you, you do things for their souls...
Other friends/family/descendants—as well as society in general—is unlikely to want these changes.
People alive today will want accurate versions of themselves to exist in the future. Society/future FAI will also consider this.
Avoid naive pattern matching.
Really? Is there anyone who would prefer an incontinent grandpa raving about today’s degeneracy which the Good Lord will burn out? Or a grandpa who lived to a really advanced stage of Alzheimer’s?
Oh, I do, I do :-) I pick insightful pattern matching instead.