Digital me Ontology and Ethics
Journal
Futures of Education, Culture and Nature - Learning to Become (FECUN)
Date Issued
2022-01-21
Author(s)
Kocarev, Ljupco
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7146/fecun.v1i.130229
Abstract
ABSTRACT: This paper addresses ontology and ethics of an AI agent called digital me. We define digital me as an autonomous, decision-making, and learning agent, representing an individual and having practically immortal life. It is assumed that digital me is equipped with the
big-five personality model, ensuring that it provides a model of some aspects of a strong AI:
consciousness, free will, and intentionality. As computer-based personality judgments are
more accurate than those made by humans, digital me can judge the personality of the individual represented by the digital me, other individuals’ personalities, and other digital me-s.
We describe seven ontological qualities of digital me: a) double-layer status of Digital Being
versus digital me, b) digital me versus real me, c) mind-digital me and body-digital me, d) digital
me versus doppelganger (shadow digital me), e) non-human time concept, f) social quality, g)
practical immortality. We argue that with the advancement of AI’s sciences and technologies,
there exist two digital me thresholds. The first threshold defines digital me having some (rudimentarily) form of consciousness, free will, and intentionality. The second threshold assumes
that digital me is equipped with moral learning capabilities, implying that, in principle, digital
me-s could develop their own ethics which significantly differs from human’s understanding
of ethics. Finally we discuss the implications of digital me metaethics, normative and applied
ethics, the implementation of the Golden Rule in digital me-s, and we suggest two sets of
normative principles for digital me: consequentialist and duty based digital me principles.
big-five personality model, ensuring that it provides a model of some aspects of a strong AI:
consciousness, free will, and intentionality. As computer-based personality judgments are
more accurate than those made by humans, digital me can judge the personality of the individual represented by the digital me, other individuals’ personalities, and other digital me-s.
We describe seven ontological qualities of digital me: a) double-layer status of Digital Being
versus digital me, b) digital me versus real me, c) mind-digital me and body-digital me, d) digital
me versus doppelganger (shadow digital me), e) non-human time concept, f) social quality, g)
practical immortality. We argue that with the advancement of AI’s sciences and technologies,
there exist two digital me thresholds. The first threshold defines digital me having some (rudimentarily) form of consciousness, free will, and intentionality. The second threshold assumes
that digital me is equipped with moral learning capabilities, implying that, in principle, digital
me-s could develop their own ethics which significantly differs from human’s understanding
of ethics. Finally we discuss the implications of digital me metaethics, normative and applied
ethics, the implementation of the Golden Rule in digital me-s, and we suggest two sets of
normative principles for digital me: consequentialist and duty based digital me principles.
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