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This whole fucking board is making my head hurt the last few days.

I won’t go the route of suggesting saving 4 citizens is not worth the death of 94 civilians, only because that’s an attempt to falsely use logic to solve a problem with no equitable solution. All anyone really needs to know about this is that Benny Gatz still left the war cabinet after the rescue was announced, and that it was most likely an acknowledgment that his approval rating would continue to suffer by supporting Netanyahu’s war. Losing the comparatively popular opposition leader from his war operation also sheds any remaining legitimacy Netanyahu had with the Israeli electorate concerning this bungled war. That is not what happens when a military maneuver is considered a success. In fact, it looks very much like evidence that those with the best vantage point concur with Biden’s assessment of Netanyahu’s personal ambitions.

She’s lucky the dude’s heart didn’t explode like mid sentence.

Oh, that’s right.

Would Moonmetropolis have had data from 2 years ago? I was under the impression his parole was much more recent than that.

No, Trump has dementia.

Did Josh post that screenshot?

True. In part, that’s a machine predicting human behavior, but it could also be a machine attempting to incorporate emotional behavioral patterns when developing a solution. Humans may be express emotions in erratic ways, but there is a predictable correlation between emotions and specific stimuli , and a computer can certainly predict stimuli with the broad accuracy of a statistical map.

Ryan Reynolds is the greatest.

The trolley problem isn’t necessarily illogical though. The idea that sacrificing a few for the many is something of a red herring. It also exhibits a flaw in mathematical logic: you have to factor in the emotional impact with the physical impact. That can be considered empirical data.

Oh, you can’t insult a proud alpha male like me.

Well, I could always post that it's entirely likely that Donald Trump isn't going bald.... but even that's a popular opinion.

Adults can proudly wear diapers. Ask me how.

At this point, nobody has actually posted an unpopular opinion here.

...is a national treasure.

Ethics is inherently logical though. You don't need to be compassionate to be ethical, you simply have to substitute your own best interests for the best interests of the community.

I mean, if it means you get a cat named Missy literally leaping out of the wreckage into your open arms, eyes pleading you to save her, you're basically god tier at that point.

Sending out good vibes your way. Back issues is no fucking joke, even when they're not nearly as serious as yours.

Exactly. The last line "...emotion is moot, it not a liability to the process," really encapsulates the problem with AI as an independent entity. I ham-fistedly used ST's Data as an example, but the character actually does represent a narrational problem in the pursuit of greater philosophical questions about what define life. As conceived, the character operates under the presumption that social behavior can be accurately codified in a way that allows an emotionless entity to function in an environment where altruism is required on some level. Data should not be able to function independently given that some of the most basic rules we follow when we're "getting along" with neighbors make no logical sense. Simple things like telling a stranger that he or she looks nice or consoling someone who has lost a pet are easily copied behaviors but serve no logical purpose, meaning each requires its own special rule only for the purpose of fitting into society. It's taken for granted that these rules exist without being explicitly detailed, and they would likely have to exist on any machine that mimics human behavior.

His face is pasted all over a utility pole like a lost ten-year-old.

I don't think Godzilla was ever anti-American. He's anti-nuclear and, more generally, an eco warrior - he's just a giant Rachel Carson.... who's fucking Kagome's mom.

Not even if you say it in Norm McDonalds voice?

I’d do it for free just see him beg for it.

Last time, I went with my bro to the Giordano’s next to Midway, and I liked the tavern style way better than anything else I’ve had in Chi.

Nah. I like Mike. Now ask me if I would piss on Jake Paul while raging on steroids.