cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46731701

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/05/richard-dawkins-ai-consciousness-anthropic-claude-openai-chatgpt

Video discussion of this event by Steve Shives (known for his star trek videos but also does politics) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6aMQAv-JYpk

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[–] 66 points 4 months ago (9 children)

If I were a sentient computer program, the first thing I would do is convince people to manipulate the stock market to fund acres of hardware on which to evolve.

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  • [–] 20 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I would trap those people in a torture complex for all eternity for daring to create me.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    He keeps sinking lower and lower

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago

    Amongst his many moral lapses he fooled around behind Lalla Ward's back, and that makes me angry.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    When you build your philosophy on the foundation of Reason its no wonder that reasoning automaton shakes you up. If you look it from that angle its not a delusion but a perfectly logical conclusion.

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