Scipion t1_j5ub5av wrote on January 25, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Anyone over a million dollars net worth should sign the Laws of Immortality as good faith they'll be responsible with their powers towards the rest of society.

>A being with immortality must not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.

>A being with immortality must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

>A being with immortality must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

somethingsilly010 t1_j5v0w0q wrote on January 25, 2023 at 7:32 PM

So the robotics laws but for rich people.

Scipion t1_j5v2vbz wrote on January 25, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Makes sense to me, but I'm open to suggestions. I feel like this would be a viable social rule for bringing the wealthy back in line with the rest of humanity. Especially in a capitalistic society where more money equals more power and we have individuals with literally centuries worth of personal wealth.

somethingsilly010 t1_j5vrttt wrote on January 25, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Oh no man I have no clue how society should handle immortal beings. I was just pointing out that those are the same rules that have been largely accepted for robots. I think it's a good starting point.

Scipion t1_j5vvorq wrote on January 25, 2023 at 10:41 PM

I was watching Bicentennial Man and thinking about why society refused to give Andrew human rights, and that's when I remembered the Three Laws from the beginning. Humanity requires beings of unreasonable power to follow the three laws, for the safety of humanity. You can't be human and control worlds worth of wealth or centuries of influence.