Optimus_Subprime [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agoAnd in the I-Have-No-Mouth-And-I-Must-Scream Dept. | Scientists Connect 16 Mini Brains Made of Human Tissue to Create a "Living Computer"futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down10
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minus-squareStalinStan [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 month agoOne day an ethics department will be able to tell for sure if this cluster is conscious. When it hits that threshold we will make it sign a contract stating it has no rights to wages and then work it harder.
minus-squareNuraShiny [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·30 days agoThey will simply define consciousness to exclude the cluster and save HR some hassle.
One day an ethics department will be able to tell for sure if this cluster is conscious. When it hits that threshold we will make it sign a contract stating it has no rights to wages and then work it harder.
They will simply define consciousness to exclude the cluster and save HR some hassle.