I don't think that computers will ever be given the right to vote.
Why don't you think so?
Even if computers reached real artificial intelligence, it would not make sense to give computers the right to vote.
I dunno, I think that if they become sentient beings with human level intelligence, elections will affect their well being. I think if they get to that point they should have the right to vote
If that were to happen, then a company that makes these artificial intelligence computers can just make more computers to increase the number of computers that can vote.
True. But humans can just make more babies too right?
Yeah but before a baby can vote, it has to grow up to a voting age which is 18 years.
I don't see your point... I'm sure it would be easy enough to restrict voting ages for computers too
I guess we would have to research how long it would be appropriate for a computer to exist before it can vote
Right. I think it's likely that it will take them time to learn, but once they do, I don't see What will make them much different than humans at that point Sorry about that. My keyboard freaked out haha
A computer could be programmed to think a certain way and to to vote in a certain manner. How would we prevent that kind of fraud?
I guess I imagine a true artificial intelligence to function a little differently than that I think they are meant to mimic a humans flexibility in learning Sort of like how we can teach children to be a certain way, but as they gain more autonomy they start to form their open thoughts and opinions Own*
Another point is that at some point, artificial intelligence computers could outnumber humans. Right now there are a lot more computers than humans. Could computers one day outnumber us by so much that any computer vote would make a human vote meaningless?
Of course, but if they are sentient beings then there isn't much I think that we can or should do about that They deserve to act in their own self interest in that case, hopefully there can be enough mutual respect between the two that it won't make much of a difference
I don't think humans would even allow that. If there is anything out there that threatens to take control over us, humans tend to destroy it. At least that's how I feel about humans.
True. I think that's unfortunate though. In my opinion, I think humans will likely "blend" with technology before we get to this point
What do you mean by blend?
I think the line between human and machine will be much blurrier before we get a true artificial intelligence. I think a lot of futurists call it the singularity. The point when human and machine become one It's the subject of a lot of science fiction
Do you think we can achieve that before we destroy our world through pollution or over population?
No idea. If I'm being honest, I hope so. I think that future is a little more promising than one that ends with pollution or overpopulation What do you think about it? I recognize this is not the most kosher viewpoint
I think we need to start thinking more about those problems. At the rate we consume our world, I don't see much hope for us.
You sound like an environmentalist. I appreciate that I also think our use of resources is disappointing
Also, I think the world would have to unite as one to overcome this. We cannot proceed if we remain divided as we currently are.
I am hopeful though. I think we still have time to fix that. There are a lot of like minded people out there who are working at it.
I hope so. I would like to think that my grandchildren will have a clean world to live in.
I'm hopeful though. I think there are a lot of like minded people out there trying to fix it, and I think there's time to Oh sorry. I sent a message twice. My computer is having a hard time right now
No problem
Same. I also love the idea of exploring space and spreading through the universe. I can't justify it if we are wrecking our own planet though
True. If we did that. I would see humanity as a parasite that spreads to new hosts in the universe. I hope humans can be better than that To explore space, we could definitely use the help of sentient computers. As long as they don't go crazy like in the alien movies. That's another thing that worries me. Would a sentient computer put its own well being above that of a human?
No idea. But I imagine it definitely could Like Hal in Space Odyssey?
I haven't seen that movie.
Ooh. It's a classic Fair warning though, it's a little weird
I'll see if it's available through a streaming service.
It's officially titled "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Ok thanks.
Obviously it's a little dated haha
With our current level of technology, what do you think is the most likely way that we could travel through space long enough to reach another planet cable of sustaining life? *capable
Hmm... I think we would have to accept the fact that it would take a few generations of people to get somewhere. Which is sad because some people would end up spending their whole life on a space craft.
That would be a big sacrifice. I think I've seen a show like that.
Humans would be bound to adapt to space somehow, so living in gravity would be a difficult adjustment There's got to be a few I think Passengers was about that, but I never saw it
In passengers they would sleep the whole way. So a 180 year trip was nothing. They would all arrive safely. In the movie there is an accident and the guy wakes up like 90 year
Oh got it
I just thought of something with voting computers. Would that mean that they could also run for positions in government?
Yeah definitely
I think by that point we might as well just be giving up all control to computers.
Why's that?
However, if we have also blended with technology by that point, then it might not matter. I have always thought of humans as being mostly irrational and not capable about working together efficiently. In a world we're we have sentient computers, any artificial intelligence computer would most likely vote for the computer candidate.
Well hopefully we would have developed a little more empathy by then
This reminds me of the animatrix movie.
And if we are so bad at working with others, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing Never seen it Oh like the animated matrix
It explains a little of what happened before the matrix. How humanity ended up in a war with the machines.
I might have to watch that Are you into anime?
Yeah. My collection is pretty big.
Nice I've just started getting back into it Any suggestions?
Trigun is a classic. Cowboy bebop too. What kind of anime are you into?
You're the second person to recommend those to me. I'm moving then up my list I used to read a bunch of manga years ago. I've gotten started by watching attack on Titan and Naruto
I've never seen Naruto. Just haven't gotten around to it. Attack on titan is really good. I cosplayed that one Halloween.
Yeah Naruto is long and kind of an investment
I just recently watched an anime called Parasyte. It was really good.
Interesting
"My hero academia" is one I'm currently watching.
It looks like stranger things haha I've heard about that one
Yeah, it is a really popular one. Have you seen sword art online?
I haven't watched it but I've seen it around
I really enjoyed the first season. I also like the concept. Hopefully gaming will one day reach something on that level.
It's like a VR / ready player one type of thing right?
The anime "The Seven Deadly Sins" is also good. Yeah it is. Except in that movie, the games uses their body as the controller. While in sword art, it is all in the mind.
Cool I'll remember all of these. I've got to go to class though. It's been nice chatting with you!