[Sacho]

I don't know what you mean when you say "evolution". Certainly, the evolution of mammals shows cooperation as a common, viable strategy - just look at all the species operating in packs/flocks/herds. The little I know of simple organism evolution also seems to suggest cooperation(symbiosis) is an important part in evolving into a complex organism.

But the best part about evolution is that we don't need to replicate blind mutation and strict fitness functions, we can use the proven-to-work strategies as our springboard. And the best part about AI is that we have no ethical issues simulating millions of evolutionary iterations of "bloodshed" until we arrive at an AI that is acceptable to our ethics.

[pdkl95]

> And the best part about AI is that we have no ethical issues simulating millions of evolutionary iterations of "bloodshed" until we arrive at an AI that is acceptable to our ethics.

If you don't want ethical issues, don't create something that needs a code of ethics. We haven't even figured out how to properly define "acceptable to our ethics" (aka laws and other social structures) for humans.

also, you may enjoy "27" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLRLYPiaAoA

[eduren]

> And the best part about AI is that we have no ethical issues simulating millions of evolutionary iterations of "bloodshed" until we arrive at an AI that is acceptable to our ethics.

Are we sure this is the case? Once we start attempting to create an AI that follows our modern ethics, we have to start asking questions about AI personhood. And I for one feel there are deep ethical questions regarding forced iteration/simulation, let alone the violent kind.

[zardo]

Do characters in a story deserve ethical considerations? Is it wrong to re-tell a story of suffering, forcing the helpless characters to live their tragic lives in the imaginations of the listeners?

I guess... Maybe they do, if the story is told vividly enough.