[bergutman]

What is the drawback of practicing universal empathy, even when directed at a brick wall?

[Gud]

If a person hits your face with a hammer, do you practice empathy toward the hammer?

If a person writes code that is disruptive, do you emphasise with the code?

[__s]

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.

The hammer had no intention to harm you, there's no need to seek vengeance against it, or disrespect it

[co_king_3]

> If a person hits your face with a hammer, do you practice empathy toward the hammer?

Yes if the hammer is designed with A(G)I

All hail our A(G)I overlords

[63stack]

"Empathy is generally described as the ability to perceive another person's perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share and respond to their experience"

[exabrial]

Empathy: "the ability to understand and share the feelings of another."

There is no human here. There is a computer program burning fossil fuels. What "emulates" empathy is simply lying to yourself about reality.

"treating an 'ai' with empathy" and "talking down to them" are both amoral. Do as you wish.

[cess11]

If you don't discriminate between a brick wall and a kid, what's the point?

[logicprog]

I prefer inanimate systems to most humans.

[euroderf]

"Get a qualia, luser!"