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Essay / academic paper (house oversight exhibit)
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Summary
This document is page 170 of a House Oversight exhibit (likely related to Jeffrey Epstein's scientific interests or funding). It contains a philosophical essay discussing the evolution of rights for humans, hybrids, and machines (AI), referencing cognitive science experiments, Isaac Asimov's laws of robotics, and the potential for machines to gain corporate-like rights. The text explores the ethical implications of facial recognition, artificial consciousness, and the unequal application of rights across biological and artificial entities.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Scott Adams | Creator of Dilbert |
Cited for his views on human susceptibility to robot-as-victim scenarios.
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| Kurt Vonnegut | Author |
Cited for his short story 'Harrison Bergeron' regarding suppression of aptitude.
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| John Searle | Philosopher |
Cited for the 'Chinese Room' thought experiment regarding consciousness.
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| Isaac Asimov | Author |
Cited for his Three Laws of Robotics.
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| Daniel Kahneman | Psychologist/Economist |
Cited regarding intuitions plaguing human brains.
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| Amos Tversky | Psychologist |
Cited regarding intuitions plaguing human brains.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Eindhoven University |
Location of experiments in 2005 regarding human-robot interaction.
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| Yale |
Location of the Milgram experiments beginning in 1961.
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Mentioned in the context of 'Google Street View' privacy blurring.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (4 events)
2005
Experiments at Eindhoven University noting human susceptibility to robot-as-victim scenarios.
Eindhoven University
Locations (2)
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Site of 2005 experiments.
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Site of 1961 Milgram experiments.
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Relationships (1)
Grouped together in text: 'Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, and others have demonstrated.'
Key Quotes (4)
"One path to new mind-types obtaining and retaining rights similar to the most elite humans would be to keep a Homo component, like a human shield or figurehead monarch/CEO, signing blindly enormous technical documents..."Source
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"Given the many rights of corporations, including ownership of property, it seems likely that other machines will obtain similar rights..."Source
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"Radically Divergent Rules for Humans versus Nonhumans and Hybrids"Source
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"The Chinese Room experiment posits that a mind composed of mechanical and Homo sapiens parts cannot be conscious... unless a human can identify the source of the consciousness and 'feel' it."Source
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