XPost: comp.robotics.misc, comp.ai.philosophy   
   From: lesterDELzick@worldnet.att.net   
      
   On 23 Feb 2005 10:58:07 -0800, "dave.harper"    
   in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:   
      
   >   
   >Kevin Calder wrote:   
   >> In message <364fd697.0407280911.28172f66@posting.google.com>, David   
   >> Harper  writes   
   >>   
   >> >I wonder which political party would be more opposed to an AI aided   
   >> >gov't?   
   >>   
   >> /semirant on   
   >>   
   >> I'd imagine the old-left.  Democrat, Labour (maybe not UK Labour, who   
   >   
   >> aren't very old-left)  or whatever.  The right (supposedly) stand for   
   >   
   >> small, efficient government, and oppose state run bureaucracy.  An AI   
   >   
   >> could eliminate all the inefficiencies, corruption and ineptitude's   
   >> involved in trying to get enormous state bureau to solve massively   
   >> complex problems.  There was a time when the left were strongly   
   >allied   
   >> with science and the cause of reason, but I'd say that this clearly   
   >> isn't that time.   
   >   
   >Well, I would venture that the Republicans, right now, are more opposed   
   >to giving science and technology the reins of power than Democrats are.   
   > Look at all the types of science that many people in the GOP are   
   >trying to limit...   
      
   Mainly social sciences I expect and socially oriented sciences that   
   Republicans feel are more properly capitalized by the market. And   
   what makes anyone think an ai artifact wouldn't be just as vulnerable   
   to corruption as people?   
      
   Regards - Lester   
      
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