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Subject: Moral aspects of "Intelligent" Machines
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        I posted a while back concerning a directed independent study I'm 
involved in over the summer in my philosophy department.
        I thank those who have replied to my rather broad requests for 
information.  I have narrowed down the scope of my topic to the messy 
matter of calling a machine "intelligent".  Part of my work will deal 
with the problem of trying to decide what intelligence is in the first 
place, whether applied to living or nonliving systems.  Assuming a 
machine can be built that satisfies a reasonable definition of 
intelligence (at least throgh human-based, Turing-type methods), the main 
focus will lay in what we are to do with such a beast.  Is absolute 
control over the system a form of slavery?  Does the system have rights?  
Do any of the "desires" of the system have any meaning?
        Thus, I humbly invite those who can help to suggest references to 
aid in my endeavor.  Thanks very much.

Justin.


