tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454474035487094108.post6053296991569783974..comments2024-03-21T03:11:48.622-04:00Comments on Mindfiles, Mindware and Mindclones: 12. WHAT IF THE MINDWARE IS BUGGY AND THE MINDCLONE IS NOT LIKE THE BIOLOGICAL ORIGINAL?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454474035487094108.post-62347978195753909922010-03-06T19:29:39.321-05:002010-03-06T19:29:39.321-05:00Hi Nick, Hi Mike,
Both comments quite fair. I do...Hi Nick, Hi Mike,<br /><br />Both comments quite fair. I do agree that we'll pass through bugginess on the way to spot-on mindclones, Nick. However, I also think we have to realize that all processes are imperfect, and there will be mindclones that are buggy even after mindware is approved by some "FDA" as "safe and effective." In that case, I see a difference between a mindclone and a non-mindclone beman. A mindclone, being an extension of oneself, should be within each self's autonomous right to do what they want to with their body/mind -- even suicide.<br /><br />Mike, I totally hear you that the mindclone will start to diverge upon exposure to stimuli. Indeed, I'll go further and even say upon creation it won't be identical. However, again, I see a difference between a mindclone and a non-mindclone beman. If a non-mindclone beman, then I fully agree with you that noone should have the right to terminate it. S/he is an independent, autonomous being who values their life and cannot have it arbitrary taken away. However, if it is simply a copy of someone's mind -- even if imperfect or divergent a copy -- then it is really part of that person and up to them whether to terminate just as it is up to them whether to terminate their bio mind.<br /><br />But, I also agree with that in ambiguous cases -- is it a mindclone or a non-mindclone beman? -- these cases need to first be arbitrated by an independent, 3rd party, juridico-medical body.Martine Rothblatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10494738113010250427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454474035487094108.post-85532343043956782302010-03-05T13:32:30.813-05:002010-03-05T13:32:30.813-05:00Hi Martine,
I agree wholeheartedly with the notio...Hi Martine,<br /><br />I agree wholeheartedly with the notion of parental responsibility for one's living creations, but I'm having some trouble with the idea of terminating a mindclone for being "buggy" and diverging from the identity of its creator. In my opinion, such divergence is unavoidable following the instant in which the mindclone is created. It will exist in a different environment with separate stimuli and, in fact, will have a much greater potential for intellectual growth and development than its human counterpart. The determination of whether or not a mindclone is "fit" should rely on a court of law and not a single individual's opinion, just as we currently grant or deny individual rights based on societal standards of conduct. <br />-MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454474035487094108.post-78767485742074716462010-03-05T06:22:49.587-05:002010-03-05T06:22:49.587-05:00Hi Martine,
I think dealing with the inchoate mind...Hi Martine,<br />I think dealing with the inchoate mindclones question is a necessary part of your argument, but I would also say that the evolution of mindclones is more likely to be analagous to Gradualism than Punctuated Equilibrium-- I personally think that it is more likely that the buggy analogs will arise before any kind of sentience in the development process of mindware and that these anomalies will allow engineers to fine tune and improve their work? Who knows, just my 2 cents.<br />NickNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146425059329136729noreply@blogger.com