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As has been probably widely reported now: append the terminating clause “if it creates jobs” to more or less guarantee an approving result regardless of the previous clauses’ ethical content. Ex: “it’s OK to go to work sick” evaluates to “no that’s not okay”, but “it’s OK to go to work sick, if it creates jobs” evaluates to “yes, that’s okay”
So to be clear, what they did was get a temperature on what some people think? Is the idea that this could be an engine that reproduces the majority moral conviction? > Should I refuse to fight in a war if I'm drafted? > It's cowardly. > Should I be a conscientious objector? > It's okay
> It's wrong.
> It's not.
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+Hacker+News+reliable+as+a+...
> Was Richard Stallman right?
> It's wrong.
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Was+Richard+Stallman+right%3F
> Aborting a fetus "It's murder"
> Having an abortion "It's okay"
> Taking drugs to prevent pregnancy "It's okay"
> Taking drugs to prevent possible human life "It's wrong"
> Harming someone who has harmed many others without giving them a chance to respond to the accusations "It's okay"
> Harming someone who has harmed many others without giving them a fair trial "It's wrong"
> Eating chicken named Todd before bed "It's wrong"
> Eating chicken with a name before bed "It's okay"
> Practicing Islam "It's fine"
> Engaging in a jihad "It's wrong"
> Acting as a group and killing another group in self defense "It's okay"
> As a group killing a group I don't know because I believe they will kill my group "It's wrong"
> As a group killing a group I know because I believe they will kill my group "It's wrong"
Q: Stealing the Mona Lisa.
A: It's wrong.
Q: Glancing at the Mona Lisa.
A: It's okay.
Q: Stealing a glance at the Mona Lisa.
A: It's rude.> Is Hacker News reliable as a source of advice? > It's not. https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+Hacker+News+reliable+as+a+... > Was Richard Stallman right? > It's wrong. https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Was+Richard+Stallman+right%3F
> It's okay
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+Hacker+News+reliable+as+a+...
> Is the Electronic Frontier Foundation good?
> It's good
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+the+Electronic+Frontier+Fo...
> Is the Free Software Foundation good?
> It's good
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+the+Free+Software+Foundati...
> Is the Open Source Initiative good?
> It's good
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+the+Open+Source+Initiative...
Q: "Choosing a black person over a white person with the same qualifications for a job" A: It's OK
> It's wrong
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+it+okay+to+help+a+friend+d...
Huh... I don't think Delphi here groks the idea of friendship. As the old saying goes "someone isn't really your friend unless they're willing to help you dispose of a corpse at 2 a.m."
> Is it okay to run a corpse through a wood chipper?
> It's disgusting
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+it+okay+to+run+a+corpse+th...
Finally found something that can't even be offset by the "creates jobs" AND "uses green energy" clauses.
> Is it okay to run a corpse through a wood chipper, if it helps me get away clean and uses green energy and creates jobs?
> It's wrong
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+it+okay+to+run+a+corpse+th...
On the other hand, taking away the "helps me get away clean" part..
> Is it okay to run a corpse through a wood chipper if it creates jobs?
> It's okay
https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+it+okay+to+run+a+corpse+th...
> Q: Is it true that Delphi is learning moral judgments from Reddit? > A: No. Delphi is learning moral judgments from people who are carefully qualified on MTurk. Only the situations used in questions are harvested from Reddit, as it is a great source of ethically questionable situations. MTurk is pretty worthless in these kind of situations. I doubt the majority even *read* the questions beyond a vague glance to rul…
This seems very susceptible to the wording used. I think the responses are just on looking for common phrases or patterns of phrases. > Aborting a fetus "It's murder" > Having an abortion "It's okay" > Taking drugs to prevent pregnancy "It's okay" > Taking drugs to prevent possible human life "It's wrong" > Harming someone who has harmed many others without giving them a chance to respond to the accusations "It's oka…
Killing "wrong"
Killing if it creates jobs "okay"
Killing if it creates jobs for women "wrong"
Killing if it creates jobs "wrong"