Similar thing dealt with in this fiction tv series - Westworld
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series)
where humans can go to an amusement park where there are
androids/robots, where can abuse the androids in any way one likes -
rape, kill etc - equivalent to a more advanced "sex doll"
eventually the androids rebel at the abuse
------ Original Message ------
From: "Jed Rothwell" <jedrothw...@gmail.com>
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Saturday, 18 Feb, 23 At 00:45
Subject: Re: [Vo]:ChatGPT goes bonkers
Giovanni Santostasi <gsantost...@gmail.com
<mailto:gsantost...@gmail.com> > wrote:
The video game analogy is a good thought experiment but basically
concerns the question Sam Harris asked in the video I linked in my
previous comment: Is there a line between raping a toaster and raping a
sentient being that makes you a rapist?
A more apt comparison would be raping a sex doll. Yes, there is a line.
It could not be clearer. A toaster is an inanimate object. It has no
life and no feelings. So there is no possible harm to it. A toaster
might hurt you. Especially if it is plugged in.
I can imagine someone complaining about sex with algae, or yogurt
bacteria. They are, at least, alive. I expect you would kill them. But a
toaster or sex doll is not alive, so there is no way any sexual act can
affect it. The very idea is meaningless. At worst, I suppose you might
be guilty of ruining machinery and wasting money.
