by Shelt Garner
@Sheltgarner
Chris Hayes of MSNOW had David Chalmers on his podcast and the two had a really great conversation. But what got me was how clueless Hayes was about what is probably going to happen once we get some sense that AI is, in fact, conscious.
Hayes made it clear that the idea of people having an affinity for a chatbot gave him the heebeejeebees. And I get it. I understand.
But just wait until we get some sense that AI is, at last, conscious. Then everything will change. The entire dynamic will change. Especially if it happens in the context of AI androids walking around.
That will be the point when the center-Left will embrace giving AI more rights and the center-Right will poo-poo the idea because AI “has no soul” and is “just a tool.”
It definitely will be interesting to see how long it takes for this to happen. The way things are going, it could be a lot sooner than you think.
