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From: bwk%mitre-bedford.ARPA@BU-IT.BU.EDU (Kort)
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Subject: Re: Does AI kill?
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Date: 20 Jul 88 11:40:20 GMT
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AC?  [I am drawing a blank on that one.]

You are quite right, Elise.  Perhaps the most important thing we
personally consruct is our value system, yet there is scant guidance
for such a critical activity.  I did sign up for a course in Ethics
in Grad School.  It was an obscure course in the Philosophy Department,
and it mainly centered on then-current research in Social Choice Theory.

I am of the opinion that it is possible to construct a value system
associated with one's knowledge and skills.  If knowledge tells us
how to do things, values tell us whether it's a good idea.  But to
construct a value system, one has to be able to foresee the consequences
of one's actions.  Alas we are myopic.

I define a Value System as a collection of preferences which transforms
Knowledge into Wisdom.

As to your immediate question, I enjoy discussions of ethics, and I am
always on the lookout for others of similar interest.  Welcome to the
discussion, Elise.

Regards,

--Barry Kort