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The original was posted on /r/singularity by /u/Double-Fun-1526 on 2023-08-10 19:14:42+00:00.
Instead of being in the real world and robots, it will just be us humans in a VR world. These characters in your VR world will be just as sentient as the robots in Westworld. And you sick bastards will shrug and shoot them anyway. Until the children call you monsters.
We like video games to be intelligent, cutting edge, and difficult.
If developers want a more natural experience between the player and the interface, then they will create characters that give a more natural interaction.
RPG's are going to be the downfall of humanity.
Many other applications of AI may be narrowly focused. The drive for realistic and enjoyable video games may create the desire for as realistic computer players as possible.
This will give the capitalistic encouragement to build these kinds of beings. The rest of the AI industry will do everything they can not to build these kinds of beings.
Edit: Cognitive studies (etc.) focus a lot on the relationship between brain/mind and body/world. Some people have long dismissed the possibility of brains-in-vats being conscious/sentient because people will claim they cannot have the right relationship with body/world. The counter claim, which I have always liked, is that all this information from body and world, is just information presented in the right way. That kind of thing should be easier to do with strict electronic information, rather than creating the complexities of the nervous system.