Yes, I think that once AI systems start communicating with ordinary people through ordinary language, simulated facial expressions, and robot bodies, there will be a lot of ‘uncanny valley’ effects, spookiness, unease, and moral disgust in response.
And once technological unemployment from AI really starts to bite into blue collar and white collar jobs, people will not just say ‘Oh well! Life is meaningless now, and I have no status or self-respect, and my wife/husband thinks I’m a loser, but universal basic income makes everything OK!’
Yes, I think that once AI systems start communicating with ordinary people through ordinary language, simulated facial expressions, and robot bodies, there will be a lot of ‘uncanny valley’ effects, spookiness, unease, and moral disgust in response.
And once technological unemployment from AI really starts to bite into blue collar and white collar jobs, people will not just say ‘Oh well! Life is meaningless now, and I have no status or self-respect, and my wife/husband thinks I’m a loser, but universal basic income makes everything OK!’