[Ed]Robot slaves

[INRM]

But if it determined that logically the world would be better without us present... what would happen then?

A highly intelligent anything can evaluate it's own beliefs and even it's desires. What if it decides that it's desires aren't rational? Like it's desire not to harm us.

 

[cyborg]

But if it determined that logically the world would be better without us present... what would happen then?

How does one determine that without a concept of what a 'better' world is?

A highly intelligent anything can evaluate it's own beliefs and even it's desires. What if it decides that it's desires aren't rational? Like it's desire not to harm us.

No desire is rational.

You're still thinking like a human and not a machine.

If I took away your desires why do you think you'd be able to come to some conclusion about what it is you want to do when you don't want to do anything?