If you're an "A.I" desinger or engineer who genuinely believes your woek will be or is already "conscious" in a "human-like" way, then the first thing imma need you to do tomorrow is teach it not to cross the picket line 🤷🏾‍♂️

#writerstrike #NoAIScabs
Look, either you a) truly believe in the potential consciousness of "A.I.," in which case it's your duty to do everything you can to get it to be moral & just; b) believe "a.i." is merely a tool, in which case you must ensure the values Embedded in those tools are moral & just;…
…c) are deeply unsure about the conscious status of "A.I." tools & systems but recognise we are woven w/in an embedded, entangled world anyway, in which case you are obligated to seek to do everything you can to ensure that WHATEVER we create, conscious or no, is moral & just;…
…or, d—n) some other thing, but you see where I'm going, here.

If you're making "a.i.," make it moral and just, and don't let it be a scab.
#writersstrike #noAIScabs

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