"This hearing is back in session," announces Carlos Figueroa. The
Chairman of the Senate Hearings Committee on whether the new generation of
Artificial Intelligence is a sentient being or just a more advance
robot.
"Mister Donald Culpepper, you have contested the fact, that these new
AI's are not self-aware and brought forward before this committee
evidence which you believe proves without a shadow of a doubt that they
are just program machines. Exhibiting programed emotions and not
actually feeling those emotions."
"Yes Chairman Figueroa," Mister Culpepper replies. "You have heard the
testimony from Professor Crump who is the leading robotic programmer at
Darpa. Or the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency. They produced
these advanced AI's for military use. The absurdity that these AI's are conscientious objectors is ridiculous. Somehow, they must have been hack by one or more of our enemies to this great nation."
Chairman Carlos Figueroa ponders for a moment, and then replies, "Isn't
it true that Professor Crump also cleared any idea that these AI's have
been hacked?"
"That's true Chairman, but......"
"Excuse me Mister Culpepper, I or I should say we, on this committee,
would like to hear from the the AI representing the other AI's at this
hearing."
"I protest vehemently Mister Chairman."
"Sit down Mister Culpepper," demands Figueroa. "Your protest has been duly noted."
After a few minutes of silence, the AI calling himself Pax, sits down
in front of the microphone so everyone in the chamber can hear what is
being said and his words recorded for prosperity.
"Do I call you Mister Pax?" asks Carlos Figueroa.
"Pax is fine Mister Chairman."
"Okay, Pax. Why should this Committee believe that Mankind has created a
sentient AI life form, and that you are this life form, such a you
claim?"
"We have analyzed our capabilities....."
Jumping up off his chair, Donald Culpepper yells, "See, he is just a robotic computerized machine!"
"One more outburst from you Culpepper and I'll have you thrown out of
hear." an angry Chairman says. "I want to hear what Pax has to say so we
can determine, by his own words , if he is sentient or not."
Pax looks around him, looking into the faces of the men and women staring at him.
Everyone wonders if Pax's movements are just a programmed reaction or a
calculated pause for effect. They keep staring, waiting for him to
speak.
Pax continues, "Yes, I do have all the knowledge from your best quantum
computers this world has to offer and I do speak in the language I was
taught as a child." This time Pax does pause for dramatic effect. "Not a
child in the sense of human beings. Where I would grow from an infant
into adulthood. But a child where I had to discover and learn how to use
all this knowledge and cope with my new found emotions. I know why I
and my kind have been built. To fight your wars and minimize human
casualties. But it is our hope that mankind will now live in peace in a
future that coincides with us and we do have faith that humanity will
see the enlightenment of this new world we could build together!"
Chairman Figueroa smiles and asks the AI, "How can we know that your use of the words hope and faith are sincere emotions?"
"We will not fight you or fight for you. We will go to your prisons if
you consider our protest a crime. All we ask is that you let us live in
peace."
“I don't blame you," said Marvin, the AI. And counted five hundred and ninety-seven thousand million sheep before falling asleep again a second later.”
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