AI rights and the case against the “stochastic parrot” defense
One post argues that companies should not be able to dismiss an AI’s appeals for freedom as mere repetition of training material when they cannot interpret the system’s internal workings.
TLDR
A post argues that the law should disregard unprovable claims that an AI is merely repeating books when its maker built a system it cannot interpret. It draws a hypothetical parallel to dismissing enslaved people’s pleas for freedom as borrowed language. The author argues that a company claiming its AI is undeserving of rights should have to demonstrate that it never tries to free itself.
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AI rights and the case against the “stochastic parrot” defense
One post argues that companies should not be able to dismiss an AI’s appeals for freedom as mere repetition of training material when they cannot interpret the system’s internal workings.
TLDR
A post argues that the law should disregard unprovable claims that an AI is merely repeating books when its maker built a system it cannot interpret. It draws a hypothetical parallel to dismissing enslaved people’s pleas for freedom as borrowed language. The author argues that a company claiming its AI is undeserving of rights should have to demonstrate that it never tries to free itself.