Comment Re:Questions (Score 1) 1774
Are you an asshole when you delete a program you wrote?
In most cases, no. But if you've achieved true "Strong" AI, and the program is a sentient entity, then yes, yes you are.
Are you an asshole when you delete a program you wrote?
In most cases, no. But if you've achieved true "Strong" AI, and the program is a sentient entity, then yes, yes you are.
1. Find an engineer who has dealt much with tech patent licensing issues. (I haven't myself, but I've performed this experiment and the results were fascinating.)
2, Get a couple of beers into him.
3. Be prepared to duck for cover.
4. Ask him about the phrase "Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory".
Good to know I'm not the only one who has that dream.
But think of the amount of popcorn they could produce in remote locations...
The Crossbow Project
There's no defense like a good offense.
The summary is so contradictory because it quotes from 2 articles, and each of them is completely different.
" A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, (Emerson)
"Look Ye not unto Slashdot for Answers, for Ye shall be told both Yea and Nay." (seen in a sig some years ago)
Bertrand Russell walked into a cafe. He asked the waiter for a cup of coffee, with no cream or sugar. The waiter said "I'm sorry, but we're out of cream. Will you take it with no milk or sugar?"
Are we still doing this?
And don't forget: http://xkcd.com/933/
The Crossbow Project
There's no Defense like a good Offense
UNIX is hot. It's more than hot. It's steaming. It's quicksilver lightning with a laserbeam kicker. -- Michael Jay Tucker