khafra comments on Open Thread June 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: khafra 12 June 2010 02:06:44PM 3 points [-]

Not analogous, but related and possibly relevant: Many humans in the BDSM lifestyle desire to be the submissive partner in 24/7 power exchange relationships. Are these humans sane; are they "ok"? Is it ethical to allow this kind of relationship? To encourage it?

Comment author: ciphergoth 12 June 2010 02:23:16PM 5 points [-]

TBH I think this may muddy the waters more than it clears them. When we're talking about human relations, even those as unusual as 24/7, we're still operating in a field where our intuitions have much better grip than they will trying to reason about the moral status of an AI.