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When we talk about artificial intelligence (AI), what do we actually mean ?
AI experts and philosophers are beavering away on the issue. But having a usable definition of AI – and soon – is vital for regulation and governance because laws and policies simply will not operate without one.
This definition problem crops up in all regulatory contexts, from ensuring truthful use of the term “AI” in product advertising right through to establishing how next-generation Automated Weapons Systems (AWSs) [PDF] are treated under the laws of war.
True, we may eventually need more than one definition (just as “goodwill” means different things in different contexts). But we have to start somewhere so, in the absence of a regulatory definition at the moment, let’s get the ball rolling.
http://theconversation.com/why-we-need-a-legal-definition-of-artificial-intelligence-46796
Original Submission
(Score: 4, Insightful) by q.kontinuum on Friday September 04 2015, @07:08AM
Thought experiment:
1. Imagine a dysfunctional part of the brain is replaced by a black box acting electrically in the exact same way. The person would still be human, right?
2. If remainder_biobrain > threshold then goto 1
The overall entity wil never change its behavior. So, where would you set the threshold to tell your friend/wife/husband/child that technically he/she is not alive and will now be deactivated? What is an appropriate occasion to bring it up? While saying good night? Dinner?
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