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Iason Gabriel: Artificial intelligence and moral philosophy

Thoughts in Between: exploring how technology collides with politics, culture and society

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How to Choose Moral Principles for a Society?

Rule says that by using this idea of the veil of ignorance, we can arrive at fair principles for a society. And he actually some, you know, very profound suggestions about what those things would be. For example, no one would want to enter a society in which their basic rights were not respected. Or where there was serftom or slavery and people couldn't express their views. He also advocates for something called the difference principle - any inequality should work to the benefit of the least advantaged member. So maybe we can do a whistle stopped. We ow kin and sal orl have to start with awhistle stopd or of so. It's like an egaltarian philosophy

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