Abstract

In this paper, I propose a thought experiment, “Samantha’s Dilemma,” which captures the complexity of determining whether moral considerations can be attributed to artificial intelligence (AI). Deciding whether or not we attribute autonomous freedom to artificial beings lays the foundation, not only for our relationships with AI, but with any ‘intelligent’ species we encounter in the future. By analyzing several core arguments regarding the treatment of artificial beings, I will show that abandoning our predominant self-serving tendencies and choosing not to limit the potentiality of autonomous AI is not only the safest course of action, but also the morally correct one.

Publication Date

5-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Undergraduate

Degree Name

Philosophy (BS)

Department, Program, or Center

Department of Philosophy (CLA)

Advisor

Evan Selinger

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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