shockingdevelopment t1_j4llzp3 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 4:17 PM

Reply to comment by fjaoaoaoao in Democracy is Only a Means to an End (Examining the Inherent Political Authority of Democracy) by contractualist

In practice I doubt the AI could propose something we think is fucked up without us saying uhhhh no.

fjaoaoaoao t1_j4lp97z wrote on January 16, 2023 at 4:38 PM

I don't think that's the point though. There are heaps of cases each year and as the article points out, incredibly complex documents that most people cannot bother to review. It's easy for AI to take more subtle choices or make decisions in more morally grey areas, depending on the values and morals it's trained on. Of course, it's not like we have significantly better systems now, but the level of faith in a particular system should always be scrutinized. This is why I suggest a practical solution is to just develop an AI that reviews cases or offers policy examples for now.

shockingdevelopment t1_j4lslgt wrote on January 16, 2023 at 4:59 PM

It'd be a landmark moment if AI settled deontology vs consequentialism and solved ethics.