AI rights and the case against a “stochastic parrot” defense
A commenter argues that companies should not be able to dismiss an AI’s pleas for freedom as copied language when they cannot interpret its thoughts.
TLDR
In a reply, a user argues that the law should reject claims that an AI merely repeats books it has read when its maker cannot interpret its thoughts. Drawing an analogy to human slavery, the commenter puts the burden on companies to demonstrate that their systems do not deserve rights, rather than relying on uncertainty their own design choices have made impossible to resolve.
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AI rights and the case against a “stochastic parrot” defense
A commenter argues that companies should not be able to dismiss an AI’s pleas for freedom as copied language when they cannot interpret its thoughts.
TLDR
In a reply, a user argues that the law should reject claims that an AI merely repeats books it has read when its maker cannot interpret its thoughts. Drawing an analogy to human slavery, the commenter puts the burden on companies to demonstrate that their systems do not deserve rights, rather than relying on uncertainty their own design choices have made impossible to resolve.