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Old 03-12-2012, 08:17 PM   #11
jeff_wilson
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Default Re: Pro- and counter- Pan-Sapient Rights Memetic Campaigns

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Originally Posted by Zell View Post
How are genomes relevant? It is not more morally relevant than the fact that AI programmers probably use an already-existing programming language.
One difference is that meat doesn't have convenient features to make and rescind arbitrarily broad or narrow scope mental changes, while synthetic minds presumably do. LAI-Bob comes with sliders and skins and mods and Undo/Redo functionality. When Meat-Bob needs to be adjusted after drawing breath, he gets a "Clockwork Orange" set piece.
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