Hypothetical: A.I. takes over, has God like powers, demands your worsh (1 Viewer)

[(HULK)]

Imagine someone somewhere designs an AI that gets super smart. It takes over the planet, and its a big jerk. The AI has issued a list of 10 Commandments that must be followed and demanded that all people spend 1 hour a day worshipping it. The following factors are at play in this hypothetical:

- The AI cannot read your mind

- It seems very unlikely that the AI will ever be overthrown

- All humans are now immortal. You will never die. You can't even kill yourself. Consider this situation as eternal, although eventually thermodynamics may end it all trillions of years out from now.

-People who obey the AI will be granted perks. At minimum they will live a comfortable life with all of their needs met. If they're more important to the AI, they may live extravagent lives.

-People who do NOT obey and worship the AI will be tortured eternally in Virtual Reality. Basically, your own personal hell. Without end.

Please answer what you would do in the poll above and justify it in posts below.

**ETA**: To clarify, the 10 Commandments, while not fleshed out here, will NOT involve you invoking any suffering on others.

 

[Jayrod]

OK, but who is Al? Like Al Gore? I never see that happening, dude is too stiff....whoever takes over the world is gonna need more charisma.

 

[(HULK)]

Poll fixed.

Lol Jayrod. Would it be more clear if I wrote it as Ai?

 

[jamny]

I thought you were talking about Sharpton :shudder:

 

[NutterButter]

Where can I sign up to begin worshiping and start having all my needs met?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

It seems I'm best off worshiping the AI, but I'd like more details on the commandments and perks

 

[Josie Maran]

In.

 

[Parrothead]

imagine one of the commandments is no alcohol or drugs

 

[NutterButter]

This really just sounds like a job to me. In exchange for one hour of doing something, I get all my needs met. That's way better than working 8 hours and getting paid an amount that doesn't meet all my needs.

This obviously depends on the commandments though.

 

[Tom Hagen]

Allen Iverson is awesome. I'm in with the AI worship.

 

[(HULK)]

This really just sounds like a job to me. In exchange for one hour of doing something, I get all my needs met. That's way better than working 8 hours and getting paid an amount that doesn't meet all my needs.

This obviously depends on the commandments though.

Does it though? I don't think I could choose eternal suffering no matter what the commandments were.

 

[Josie Maran]

imagine one of the commandments is no alcohol or drugs

No omnipotent being would be stupid enough to try and outlaw that.

 

[NutterButter]

This really just sounds like a job to me. In exchange for one hour of doing something, I get all my needs met. That's way better than working 8 hours and getting paid an amount that doesn't meet all my needs.

This obviously depends on the commandments though.

Does it though? I don't think I could choose eternal suffering no matter what the commandments were.

Some commandments could be the equivalent. I'm talking some real twisted stuff involving children or animals for instance.

Example, one of the commandments is that you must abuse your own children. Sign me up for eternal suffering.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

 

[El Floppo]

sounds tedious.

 

[(HULK)]

Lets worse case scenario the commandments:

1) No Masturbation

2) No Drugs

3) No Drinking Alcohol

4) You must watch ALL WNBA games

5) No Calling Kate Upton fat

6) Not Internet Message Boards

7) You must spend 3 hours a week LARPing

8) You must follow Eminence on Twitter

9) 9 PM Bedtime

10) No Porn

Now, you can follow these and additionally spend 1 hour a day praying to the AI. For doing this, you get ALL of your needs met. Since you can't masturbate, you can assume that your sexual needs will be met in other ways, probably by a hot sexbot. You'll have decent food, shelter, entertainment.

Or, you can break these commandments and reject the A.I. And suffer in eternal virtual hell for it.

Like I said above, I don't think the commandments matter much... I'm an A.I. follower no matter what they are imo

 

[The Ref]

Now imagine the Ai was black.

 

[(HULK)]

This really just sounds like a job to me. In exchange for one hour of doing something, I get all my needs met. That's way better than working 8 hours and getting paid an amount that doesn't meet all my needs.

This obviously depends on the commandments though.

Does it though? I don't think I could choose eternal suffering no matter what the commandments were.

Some commandments could be the equivalent. I'm talking some real twisted stuff involving children or animals for instance.

Example, one of the commandments is that you must abuse your own children. Sign me up for eternal suffering.

For the sake of argument, lets say thats not the case. No commandment will involve invoking suffering on any other person other than yourself.

 

[Insein]

I for one welcome our AI overlords.

 

[(HULK)]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

Exactly.

I'm mostly curious to see how the current believers answer the poll.

 

[NutterButter]

Do we have a reference for what eternal suffering would be like? Some would say that some of those commandments equate to eternal suffering.

 

[(HULK)]

Do we have a reference for what eternal suffering would be like? Some would say that some of those commandments equate to eternal suffering.

It will be personalized to you. Your own personal hell.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Lets worse case scenario the commandments:

1) No Masturbation

2) No Drugs

3) No Drinking Alcohol

4) You must watch ALL WNBA games

5) No Calling Kate Upton fat

6) Not Internet Message Boards

7) You must spend 3 hours a week LARPing

8) You must follow Eminence on Twitter

9) 9 PM Bedtime

10) No Porn

Now, you can follow these and additionally spend 1 hour a day praying to the AI. For doing this, you get ALL of your needs met. Since you can't masturbate, you can assume that your sexual needs will be met in other ways, probably by a hot sexbot. You'll have decent food, shelter, entertainment.

Or, you can break these commandments and reject the A.I. And suffer in eternal virtual hell for it.

Like I said above, I don't think the commandments matter much... I'm an A.I. follower no matter what they are imo

I'm OK with these AI beings, but I like you less now.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Do we have a reference for what eternal suffering would be like? Some would say that some of those commandments equate to eternal suffering.

It will be personalized to you. Your own personal hell.

So, a place where there's no masturbation, no drugs, no alcohol, no pron, mandatory WNBA games and LARPing, and a 9:00 bedtime?

 

[El Floppo]

i have no idea what "larping" is. but given the others on that list, I'm way too scared to google it.

 

[Jayrod]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

Exactly.

I'm mostly curious to see how the current believers answer the poll.

Its nothing like Christianity, but I'll play. Voted yes, I'd worship. Self preservation and all...

 

[Tom Servo]

Poll fixed.

Lol Jayrod. Would it be more clear if I wrote it as Ai?

So you want me to worship a ruined city?

Regardless, if I'm a believer, the 1st Commandment says "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." So, AI can suck it. Plus, a human body cannot last forever, so that makes the exercise moot.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

Exactly.

I'm mostly curious to see how the current believers answer the poll.

Its nothing like Christianity, but I'll play. Voted yes, I'd worship. Self preservation and all...

Well no. In this example you're worshipping something that actually exists.

 

[NutterButter]

Do we have a reference for what eternal suffering would be like? Some would say that some of those commandments equate to eternal suffering.

It will be personalized to you. Your own personal hell.

So it would still have me married to my current wife then

 

[Tom Servo]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

Exactly.

I'm mostly curious to see how the current believers answer the poll.

Its nothing like Christianity, but I'll play. Voted yes, I'd worship. Self preservation and all...

Well no. In this example you're worshipping something that actually exists.

Sez you. Let's try to keep this topic.

 

[avoiding injuries]

I can assure you that I have no plans of taking anything over.

Also, I'm not black, so stop imagining that.

 

[LAUNCH]

Allen Iverson is awesome. I'm in with the AI worship.

That works in theory, but not in practice.

 

[Psychopav]

Since you can't masturbate, you can assume that your sexual needs will be met in other ways, probably by a hot sexbot.

Wait a minute here...sexbots, a.i....is there a blue fairy at the end?

 

[(HULK)]

Do we have a reference for what eternal suffering would be like? Some would say that some of those commandments equate to eternal suffering.

It will be personalized to you. Your own personal hell.

So, a place where there's no masturbation, no drugs, no alcohol, no pron, mandatory WNBA games and LARPing, and a 9:00 bedtime?

Its worse than that.

 

[(HULK)]

i have no idea what "larping" is. but given the others on that list, I'm way too scared to google it.

You should totally google it. Work safe.

 

[Psychopav]

I would choose, in my current state of not being tortured, to resist the AI and opt for eternal torment.

I can't pretend that I'd be able to hold out long if given another opportunity once the hurting and the pain and the torment (Flaven!) had commenced. For that, I'd have to hope in the grace to continue to resist but wouldn't be able to do it on my own.

Hmmm...

 

[Captain Quinoa]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

Exactly.

I'm mostly curious to see how the current believers answer the poll.

Its nothing like Christianity, but I'll play. Voted yes, I'd worship. Self preservation and all...

Well no. In this example you're worshipping something that actually exists.

You're not worshipping it, you're following its rules.

 

[fruity pebbles]

i have no idea what "larping" is. but given the others on that list, I'm way too scared to google it.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Do we have a reference for what eternal suffering would be like? Some would say that some of those commandments equate to eternal suffering.

It will be personalized to you. Your own personal hell.

So, a place where there's no masturbation, no drugs, no alcohol, no pron, mandatory WNBA games and LARPing, and a 9:00 bedtime?

Its worse than that.

No pizza!?!?

You're just cruel.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

Exactly.

I'm mostly curious to see how the current believers answer the poll.

Its nothing like Christianity, but I'll play. Voted yes, I'd worship. Self preservation and all...

Well no. In this example you're worshipping something that actually exists.

You're not worshipping it, you're following its rules.

"People who do NOT obey and worship "

And he initially had "1 hour of worship per day" in the OP.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Poll fixed.

Lol Jayrod. Would it be more clear if I wrote it as Ai?

So you want me to worship a ruined city?

Regardless, if I'm a believer, the 1st Commandment says "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." So, AI can suck it. Plus, a human body cannot last forever, so that makes the exercise moot.

It doesn't say "no other gods" just don't put any "before me" so you could still worship God and pretend worship AI (since it can't read your mind).

 

[Captain Quinoa]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

Exactly.

I'm mostly curious to see how the current believers answer the poll.

Its nothing like Christianity, but I'll play. Voted yes, I'd worship. Self preservation and all...

Well no. In this example you're worshipping something that actually exists.

You're not worshipping it, you're following its rules.

"People who do NOT obey and worship "

And he initially had "1 hour of worship per day" in the OP.

How would it know you were truly worshipping? I would just ask my wife for tips on how to fake it.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Heehee - practice.

 

[(HULK)]

Do we have a reference for what eternal suffering would be like? Some would say that some of those commandments equate to eternal suffering.

It will be personalized to you. Your own personal hell.

So, a place where there's no masturbation, no drugs, no alcohol, no pron, mandatory WNBA games and LARPing, and a 9:00 bedtime?

Its worse than that.

No pizza!?!?

You're just cruel.

FYI, those were my projected worse case commandments. It may very well be that the AI wants you drunk and high and touching yourself while ignoring the WNBA and Eminence.

 

[(HULK)]

So its kind of like religion except you are worshipping something that actually exists and the worshipping actually benefits you? Sign me up.

Exactly.

I'm mostly curious to see how the current believers answer the poll.

Its nothing like Christianity, but I'll play. Voted yes, I'd worship. Self preservation and all...

Well no. In this example you're worshipping something that actually exists.

You're not worshipping it, you're following its rules.

"People who do NOT obey and worship "

And he initially had "1 hour of worship per day" in the OP.

Yeah, but the A.I. cannot read your mind so you could fake it if your heart was still elsewhere.

 

[Peyton Marino]

I always thought he shot too much but could penetrate and dish well when needed. God-like is a little strong imo.

 

[CBusAlex]

I would not worship because my ego would be offended by the notion that I do not have total autonomy over my existence at a period of our civilization when personal autonomy through technology - and the heightening of the ego and the preeminence of the self - are at an all time high.

 

[SacramentoBob]

I'll worship it, but I'll secretly masturbate.

 

[KCitons]

I don't think it would work for me. When I LARP, it leads to masturbation.

 

[Zow]

Anybody who says they wouldn't worship is crazy. Of course you worship. And I'm pretty sure any reasonable god would understand you doing so.