Wut?
toren1776
toren1776
Probably because it is Occam's Worst Nightmare:
Let's start with the basic truth: white men created most of the modern world — everybody else just inherited it. So yes, you can expect there to be a "structural" bias towards white men in virtually every walk of modern life.
Best explanation I've heard so far:
She is a fertile field for her lord.
I am sure women wanted to do their own thing back in the Neolithic and before.
Nope.
3300-3000 BC, Malta
They are NOT weightless, they are in free fall.
Look at the sentence. "Black lives matter." Is there ANYTHING exclusionary with that statement?
The African Savannah is not as isolated as you might think...
Unless the law starts recognizing these extraordinary animals as something other than objects, they will forever be at the mercy of their "owners" to decide to do the right thing. It's a risk, and a risk that isn't paying off for most animals
See a green lawn? #waterhog Notice a business with sprinklers on? #waterhog Catch someone spraying down their Lexus? #waterhog Geotagged, hashtagged social media posts would not only file an official complaint with the state which could be followed up with a fine, like a 311 report does in many cities, but they also…
The 400lb gorilla in the room:
Yes, but imagine what would happen if non-military robots started saying things like "I AM NOT A DISHWASHER" or "I AM NOT A PLANE". That would defeat the very purpose of robots. This is why I consider robot rights activism to be the second greatest future threat to the development of AI (besides the outright fear of…
Conversely, you can argue that AI will make work truly voluntary for the first time in history. If we can create a self-sustaining (i.e. requiring no human input) robotic AI infrastructure that provides us with energy/transportation/housing/food/healthcare etc then most people would simply not have to work, and income…
I've said it before and I'll say it again: morality is the scourge of humanity.
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Show me one.