#Grey Gowrie

[famousborntoday]

Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie,, usually known as Grey Gowrie or Lord Gowrie, was an Irish-born British hereditary peer, politicia...

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[hithernthither]

elden ring au now that spoilers aren’t too scary (i’ll still tag tho)

Pate is similar to Millicent and her sisters. He, like them, is infected with the Scarlet Rot, and was found in the swamp of aeonia like the rest of his siblings. Gowry was not a ‘fan’ of Pate, considering he did not fit his ideals of a Valkyrie.

Pate also despised gowry and his cult. If he got along with anyone, it was Millicent. But due to the blooming and the rot, their memories of each other are practically gone.

He uses a spear more like a crutch, having lost half of his leg from the rot. Many patches of his skin are stark white or scaley grey from the rot as well. His left eye is useless, and some of the skin around the area and down his cheek are also marred by the scarlet rot. He may or may not wear a blindfold on that side. Pate doesn’t like to draw more attention to his affliction more than necessary.

Overhearing Gowry’s plan, he aims to take the unalloyed needle from Millicent for his own gain. 

May or may not seek to defeat Malenia or to work with others to defeat her so he could also get THAT needle. Look he’d rather not lose himself or be influenced by this flowery outer god. 

If he receives any relief from the rot, and a prosthetic, he will become a merchant of sorts (and give you advice which, you know by now...probably take it at face value lol)

[jaysontaylor7619]

Navratri 2020: Significance and History of Navratri

An auspicious festival celebrated with great religious fervour, Navratri is intrinsically associated with religious reflection, fasting, dance and celebration.

Significance and History

Translating to nine nights in Sanskrit, Navratri is a festival celebrated across India.  It is observed twice every year, once during spring called Chaitra Navratri and once during autumn called Sharad Navratri.  The latter is more popular and falls during the months of September or October and culminates on the 10th day as Dussehra or Vijayadashami.  Sharad Navratri falls this year on 17th Oct and goes on till the 25th of the month.  The festival is an ode to the power of Goddess Durga who is worshipped in all her 9 avatars.

Legend has it that Goddess Durga fought hard for nine days to destroy the evil demon Mahishasura and emerged victorious on the 10th day which gave rise to this festival and celebration.  The Goddess is considered to be the embodiment of Shakti and all supremacy and people worship the deity for Her blessings to overcome all obstacles in their lives.  It is associated with the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana in North India and hence burning effigies of the latter is common during the festival.

Navratri is celebrated in different ways in different parts of India and this includes the display of dolls called Gollu in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as Ramaleela in the North and installation of life size idols of Lord Durga in West Bengal.  

Diverse rituals and customs

It is interesting to note that each day in Navaratri is associated with a different colour and a different form or avatar of Goddess Durga.  All nine days are considered highly auspicious and sacred and is a celebration of Maa Durga as she is called.  Devotees also dress up in the colours associated with each day during this period.  The celebrations are kicked off on the first day with the installation of the holy “Kalash” which is symbolic of the beginning of the festival.  Grey is the colour associated with the first day and Maa Durga is worshipped as “Shailputri”.  The second day (Dwitiya) she is worshipped as “Brahmacharini” and orange which is the colour of tranquillity and knowledge is the related colour.  The third day (aka Thritiya), the goddess is worshipped in the form of Chandraghanta and white which is symbolic of peace and serenity is the colour associated with the third day.  

Goddess Durga is worshipped in the form of Kushmanda and is decked up in Red on Chaturthi.  On Panchami, Maa Durga is worshipped as Skanda Mata and the colour of the day is Royal blue. Yellow which represents joy and cheerfulness is the colour of Shasti or the 6th day and the Goddess is worshipped as Katyayani.  On the 7th day the deity is worshipped in the form of Kalaratri and green which is the colour of nature is the colour of Saptami.   Ashtami sees Maa Durga as Gowri and is decked up in resplendent peacock green.  On the final day i.e. Navami or the ninth day Durga takes the form of Siddhidhatri and purple which represents ambition and energy is the colour of the day.  

Typically, the festival is an ode to the supremacy of the divine feminine power.  In the south and some other parts of India, the first three days are dedicated to Goddess Laxmi, the next three for Goddess Saraswathi and the last 3 for Goddess Durga.  While Kanya puja or the worship of young girls is done in some parts, Saraswathi pooja is an important part of the rituals in South India.  The initiation of school education or “Aksharabhyasa” is done for many small children on Saptami which is Saraswathi pooja day.  

Food and festivities

In many parts of the country, Navratri is a period of fasting and people follow a strict diet which includes consumption of foraged foods like sabudana, millets, buckwheat flour, singhare ka atta and pink salt.  The use of non-vegetarian food, onions and garlic is strictly prohibited.  Hence sabudana khichdi, singhare atte ka halwa, lauki ka halwa, kuttu puris, kheer etc are some of the delicacies that are prepared.  

In states like Gujarat Garba performances and Dandiya Raas are held in honour of Goddess Durga.  Kulu in Himachal Pradesh is a town known for its elaborate Dussehra celebrations.  The culmination of Navratri is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami on the 10th day which is considered as one of the most auspicious days of the year.  It is a perfect occasion to start any new ventures. Original content is published on https://lafleur.in/navratri-2020-significance-and-history-of-navratri/

[chelseawolfemusic]

Chelsea Wolfe on New Album 'Hiss Spun' & Tearing a Hole Through Perfection // Billboard

Call her goth, metal or doom pop. Just don't call her pedestrian. California-based musician and songwriter Chelsea Wolfe naturally defies categorization, siphoning influences as varied as Neurosis, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails and Tricky into her brooding new album Hiss Spun. The music spans distorted dirges, electronic ephemera and folksy tranquility, with her siren soprano vocals contrasting with the grittiness of the music, creating a striking contrast that has helped define her sound for many years.

Full Article Via Billboard.

When Wolfe spoke with Billboard, she was in the midst of heavy rehearsals for her next U.S. tour, which commences on Sept. 28 at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, Calif. The touring lineup includes Wolfe, drummer Jess Gowrie, bassist Ben Chisholm and a guitarist filling in for Bryan Tulao, who has been pulled away by family commitments. 

“We're having to retrain a new person, which is difficult but also keeps things interesting and keeps us on our toes as musicians,” notes Wolfe. Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, who guests on the new album, will join them for a couple of Southern California shows. 

Despite creating highly personal, rather uncommercial music that embraces a dark aesthetic, Chelsea Wolfe has received some high profile recognition lately. Her music has appeared in promo teasers for Game of Thrones, How to Get Away With Murder and Fear the Walking Dead. Jaguar used “Carrion Flowers” from 2015's Abyss in a new commercial. And the title of said song was inspired by an essential oil scent she created for herself and wore and sold on tour a few years ago, which was a prelude for her two new products (Ash and Ember Eye Soot and Enchanted Lip Sheer), available now through Rituel de Filles. 

Chelsea Wolfe Drops Haunting Track 'Grey Days': Exclusive Song Premiere 

“It's fun to branch out a little bit sometimes, and I think it wakes up your creative brain a little bit too,” says Wolfe of her cosmetic endeavors. 

First and foremost is the music itself. Wolfe calls her sixth studio release, Hiss Spun, her rock album, even though some people have immediately deemed it metal. Goth is another tag she gets labeled with even though, visual imagery aside, she does not identify with that scene. People have come up with new tags to describe her music, such as doom pop or doom folk. 

“I think there are a lot of different descriptions out there for what I do,” says Wolfe. “I think that most of them are probably valid depending upon what song of mine you're listening to.” 

Hiss Spun was recorded by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. The two met when she was asked last year to join the Massachusetts metal band onstage for a few European shows to perform reworked Converge songs under the group name Blood Moon, for which she sang and played some acoustic guitar. During tour rehearsals at Ballou's GodCity Studio in Salem, Mass., she became enamored with the space and ultimately recorded the new album there. The set up with an apartment above the studio appealed to Wolfe and reminded her of home. 

“I work in my home studio whenever inspiration hits me,” she explains. “I like that vibe of being able to get out of bed at three in the morning and work on something if you're feeling it.” 

The main Hiss Spun recording lineup includes Wolfe, Gowrie, Chisholm and Van Leeuwen. Wolfe considers Chisholm her co-producer because they worked closely while demoing and fleshing out the material before the studio sessions and she jammed with him and Gowrie, which is not her typical approach. “I like to write alone and send things back and forth to Ben or whoever I'm working with at the time, but for this one I felt really comfortable with Jess,” says Wolfe. 

Some interesting sonic bits were injected into the album. For “Particle Flux,” Wolfe sampled the sound of her fingers moving over a Walt Whitman book that she was reading while writing the song. While the group was visiting her former canyon home north of L.A., Chisholm recorded the sounds of coyotes howling and motorcycles riding by. “He ended up manipulating them and making them into this weird beat that we used on the breakdown for 'The Culling,'” says Wolfe. “That was a weird one, but I really like how that turned out. It's nice to create new sounds that people haven't used before.” 

The musical and lyrical fodder for Hiss Spun arose from two reunions; one with her friend and former bandmate, drummer Jess Gowrie, and the other with her hometown of Sacramento, which she lives near again. 

Close friends Gowrie and Wolfe were in the band Red Host a decade ago, and the drummer taught Wolfe a lot about music and helped her gain confidence as a frontwoman. But then Wolfe departed to launch her solo project, which she says was a difficult decision to make, and the two friends did not speak for seven years. But a meeting on New Year's Eve 2014 was the catalyst to renew their friendship and rekindle their strong musical chemistry. 

Another personal reconnection came about when Wolfe relocated outside of Sacramento last year. “A lot of this album ended up being about that in a way -- just being around old friends, hanging out in old haunts and being around family,” says Wolfe. “It definitely dug up a lot of memories and unfinished business.” 

Part of what gives Wolfe her mystique is her intensely private nature. She keeps personal matters close to the vest, although in a recent Revolver interview she opened up about a patriarchal family figure with disturbing sexual predilections who harmed the female side of her family. Thus what she rails about in album closer  “Scrape” clearly comes from an intensely personal place. “Scrape” is probably her most intense vocal performance to date as she pushes both her emotional and vocal range. 

Wolfe was surprised by how personal her Hiss Spun lyrics became. She says her early, pre-studio music tackled more common concepts like breakup songs. 

“I didn't just want to write about my own life,” she confesses. “But once you get older and you really start to process things that happened to you, things that you did and your memories, it feels a little more poignant to write about because I've processed things and I'm dealing with them and dealing with the aftermath of certain things. There is something about looking back at your own life rather than writing about it as it happens that makes a little more sense to me.” 

Many of the album's lyrics address personal views without being overt about their origins. “I think there's a line here or there that actually reflects the state of the world, but a lot of it is really internal this time,” says the singer, who reveals that she is already working on her next album. “I won't say what it is yet, but it's definitely different from what I'm doing right now.” 

Wolfe's last studio release, Abyss, hit the Top 200 at No. 130 for a single week. As she notes, she is not getting played on the radio or being asked to do late night shows, but word of mouth is helping build her fanbase, which has resulted in a slow growth that she feels comfortable with. “I think it's more of my pace,” admits Wolfe. “I'm kind of a slow person. Because I'm doing it my own way and not adhering to one specific genre, it does make it a little bit more difficult to move forward. But I think I've done some really cool things so I'm happy.” 

One imagines that if Wolfe stripped away the bellowing male vocals of the new song “Vex” and tweaked it a bit that she could have a potentially commercial single. But she is not sure she could write a really good pop song. The musician needs to have that crunchiness in her tunes. 

“I do,” concurs Wolfe. “I don't know what it is, but if something sounds too perfect I just want to tear a hole in it and fuck it up a little bit.”

[sargenthouse]

Chelsea Wolfe on New Album 'Hiss Spun' & Tearing a Hole Through Perfection // Billboard

Call her goth, metal or doom pop. Just don't call her pedestrian. California-based musician and songwriter Chelsea Wolfe naturally defies categorization, siphoning influences as varied as Neurosis, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails and Tricky into her brooding new album Hiss Spun. The music spans distorted dirges, electronic ephemera and folksy tranquility, with her siren soprano vocals contrasting with the grittiness of the music, creating a striking contrast that has helped define her sound for many years.

Full Article Via Billboard.

When Wolfe spoke with Billboard, she was in the midst of heavy rehearsals for her next U.S. tour, which commences on Sept. 28 at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, Calif. The touring lineup includes Wolfe, drummer Jess Gowrie, bassist Ben Chisholm and a guitarist filling in for Bryan Tulao, who has been pulled away by family commitments. 

“We're having to retrain a new person, which is difficult but also keeps things interesting and keeps us on our toes as musicians,” notes Wolfe. Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, who guests on the new album, will join them for a couple of Southern California shows. 

Despite creating highly personal, rather uncommercial music that embraces a dark aesthetic, Chelsea Wolfe has received some high profile recognition lately. Her music has appeared in promo teasers for Game of Thrones, How to Get Away With Murder and Fear the Walking Dead. Jaguar used “Carrion Flowers” from 2015's Abyss in a new commercial. And the title of said song was inspired by an essential oil scent she created for herself and wore and sold on tour a few years ago, which was a prelude for her two new products (Ash and Ember Eye Soot and Enchanted Lip Sheer), available now through Rituel de Filles. 

Chelsea Wolfe Drops Haunting Track 'Grey Days': Exclusive Song Premiere 

“It's fun to branch out a little bit sometimes, and I think it wakes up your creative brain a little bit too,” says Wolfe of her cosmetic endeavors. 

First and foremost is the music itself. Wolfe calls her sixth studio release, Hiss Spun, her rock album, even though some people have immediately deemed it metal. Goth is another tag she gets labeled with even though, visual imagery aside, she does not identify with that scene. People have come up with new tags to describe her music, such as doom pop or doom folk. 

“I think there are a lot of different descriptions out there for what I do,” says Wolfe. “I think that most of them are probably valid depending upon what song of mine you're listening to.” 

Hiss Spun was recorded by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. The two met when she was asked last year to join the Massachusetts metal band onstage for a few European shows to perform reworked Converge songs under the group name Blood Moon, for which she sang and played some acoustic guitar. During tour rehearsals at Ballou's GodCity Studio in Salem, Mass., she became enamored with the space and ultimately recorded the new album there. The set up with an apartment above the studio appealed to Wolfe and reminded her of home. 

“I work in my home studio whenever inspiration hits me,” she explains. “I like that vibe of being able to get out of bed at three in the morning and work on something if you're feeling it.” 

The main Hiss Spun recording lineup includes Wolfe, Gowrie, Chisholm and Van Leeuwen. Wolfe considers Chisholm her co-producer because they worked closely while demoing and fleshing out the material before the studio sessions and she jammed with him and Gowrie, which is not her typical approach. “I like to write alone and send things back and forth to Ben or whoever I'm working with at the time, but for this one I felt really comfortable with Jess,” says Wolfe. 

Some interesting sonic bits were injected into the album. For “Particle Flux,” Wolfe sampled the sound of her fingers moving over a Walt Whitman book that she was reading while writing the song. While the group was visiting her former canyon home north of L.A., Chisholm recorded the sounds of coyotes howling and motorcycles riding by. “He ended up manipulating them and making them into this weird beat that we used on the breakdown for 'The Culling,'” says Wolfe. “That was a weird one, but I really like how that turned out. It's nice to create new sounds that people haven't used before.” 

The musical and lyrical fodder for Hiss Spun arose from two reunions; one with her friend and former bandmate, drummer Jess Gowrie, and the other with her hometown of Sacramento, which she lives near again. 

Close friends Gowrie and Wolfe were in the band Red Host a decade ago, and the drummer taught Wolfe a lot about music and helped her gain confidence as a frontwoman. But then Wolfe departed to launch her solo project, which she says was a difficult decision to make, and the two friends did not speak for seven years. But a meeting on New Year's Eve 2014 was the catalyst to renew their friendship and rekindle their strong musical chemistry. 

Another personal reconnection came about when Wolfe relocated outside of Sacramento last year. “A lot of this album ended up being about that in a way -- just being around old friends, hanging out in old haunts and being around family,” says Wolfe. “It definitely dug up a lot of memories and unfinished business.” 

Part of what gives Wolfe her mystique is her intensely private nature. She keeps personal matters close to the vest, although in a recent Revolver interview she opened up about a patriarchal family figure with disturbing sexual predilections who harmed the female side of her family. Thus what she rails about in album closer  “Scrape” clearly comes from an intensely personal place. “Scrape” is probably her most intense vocal performance to date as she pushes both her emotional and vocal range. 

Wolfe was surprised by how personal her Hiss Spun lyrics became. She says her early, pre-studio music tackled more common concepts like breakup songs. 

“I didn't just want to write about my own life,” she confesses. “But once you get older and you really start to process things that happened to you, things that you did and your memories, it feels a little more poignant to write about because I've processed things and I'm dealing with them and dealing with the aftermath of certain things. There is something about looking back at your own life rather than writing about it as it happens that makes a little more sense to me.” 

Many of the album's lyrics address personal views without being overt about their origins. “I think there's a line here or there that actually reflects the state of the world, but a lot of it is really internal this time,” says the singer, who reveals that she is already working on her next album. “I won't say what it is yet, but it's definitely different from what I'm doing right now.” 

Wolfe's last studio release, Abyss, hit the Top 200 at No. 130 for a single week. As she notes, she is not getting played on the radio or being asked to do late night shows, but word of mouth is helping build her fanbase, which has resulted in a slow growth that she feels comfortable with. “I think it's more of my pace,” admits Wolfe. “I'm kind of a slow person. Because I'm doing it my own way and not adhering to one specific genre, it does make it a little bit more difficult to move forward. But I think I've done some really cool things so I'm happy.” 

One imagines that if Wolfe stripped away the bellowing male vocals of the new song “Vex” and tweaked it a bit that she could have a potentially commercial single. But she is not sure she could write a really good pop song. The musician needs to have that crunchiness in her tunes. 

“I do,” concurs Wolfe. “I don't know what it is, but if something sounds too perfect I just want to tear a hole in it and fuck it up a little bit.”

[tyneoconnell]

With Grey Gowrie Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie & @cordelia.oconnell @tyneoconnell @cee_jonsey Dr Steven O’Brien & The Doctor Burhan Al-Chalabi - Celebrating #poetry with the annual poetry prize from the @londonmagazine Magazine which dates back to 1732 when #Mayfair London was the centre of #Salon Life in the world. #Poetry nourishes the soul & while a solitary peaceful affair Centuries of martyred #poets #writers & #eccentrics attest we #poets take an enormous risk & sometimes pay a heavy cost for daring to cut a line of our own. #Cromwell’s Puritan Military Dictatorship - like all #militarydictatorships & religious zealots throughout history, mocked poets & Eccentrics as feeble fools, lacking in bravery. Yet despite taunting us for being weak, #poets & #eccentrics are always the first to be lined up against the executioner’s wall ... we scare them to death you see & we would be unwise to ignore the threat they believe we pose (at Collyer Bristow)

[navtam]

THE TWO CITIES CONSERVATIVES - GREY GOWRIE

With the poet, The Earl of (Grey) Gowrie, (a front bench Conservative under Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher) at a drink reception by The Two Cities - The City of London and The City of Westminster Conservative Association(CLWCA). He was a Chairman of Sotheby's and Arts Council of England  #navtam

[coxitude]

Seated comfortably on a London sidewalk, John Heathcote Williams, 16, picks out another of his paintings to add to his outdoor exhibit, while friend Michael Blunt, 17, kibitilzs. John staged his own one-boy show to raise money while on Christmas vacation from Erin, and displayed legal as well as artistic talent. When a a policeman tried to run him off, John produced a special licence he obtained from the borough council for the exhibit. 12/23/58

Grey Gowrie, a friend since childhood, mentions that “Heathcote was the only other boy I’d met who had heard of Jackson Pollock; quite something, before the London Exhibition of 1956.”

Heathcote would write “I will not pay taxes until the Putney Home for Incurables hold a deeply personal shit-in in Carnaby street and the Kings Road”

[integralshock]

Ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence technologies

To begin with, ethics, morality and the law are distinct entities, even though any system of law is based on the ethics of those enforcing or abiding by the law. Ethics are usually absolute, while morality, which is often enforced by religious and social forces, is relativistic. Thus while it is considered unethical in all circumstances to kill a human being, it may not be considered immoral in certain circumstances by many societies, such as in war, or religiously-sanctioned murder (of an apostate, for example). Law interacts with ethics and morality in similar ways; thus killing a person declared an ‘enemy of the state’, such as a person convicted of ‘treason’, or an armed citizen of another country designated as an ‘enemy soldier’ is not deemed an illegal murder. On the other hand, euthanasia is illegal under the laws of many countries, including India, although some religions, such as Jainism, may not consider it immoral.

But whose conduct may be deemed to be ethical or otherwise, immoral or illegal? For this, we come to two more concepts of philosophy that have been debated from time immemorial: personhood and agency.

Personhood is the recognition that an entities is entitled to some rights, and simultaneously subject to liabilities; as given by a state, religious body or social customs. For the purpose of this paper, we shall restrict ourselves to considering personhood under the law only, for the other forms are not enforceable in modern societies. The law of almost all countries recognises two forms of personhood, natural and juridical.

In almost all countries today, full natural personhood is extended to all human beings above the legal age. Such persons, whether they be citizens or not, are entitled to certain rights, responsible for certain duties, and liable for acts of omission or commission. Those below the legal age of majority may not receive complete personhood, and therefore restricted from exercising certain rights (such as voting) and holding liability for criminal acts (hence minors are not liable to face the full fury of the law).

Juridical personhood is granted to non-human entities that are to be treated as ‘persons’ for the use of the law; this is always extended to sovereign states, government agencies, companies, NGOs, associations etc that execute financial transactions, and may be prosecuted in a court of law. This is the basic tenet of law that allows companies to seek the protection of the law and be subject to taxes. A further such ‘legal fiction’ is extended to a ‘corporation sole’, in which case an office exercised by a person can have separate legal rights, duties and liabilities independent of who exercises that office; the president or prime minister of a country are the best examples.

Only an entity entitled to or subjected to personhood can be required to possess an ethic. Entities, living or otherwise, that have long been denied personhood by religion, society or the law, such as non-human living organisms, tools, mechanical devices, are not required to conduct themselves on ethical bases. This is dependent on agency, which is a related philosophical concept.

Agency is usually defined as the ability to take one’s own decisions and have the ability to understand their consequences. The agency of a human being who is a legal major, or a corporate entity, is taken to be fully formed. The agency of a growing child is considered to be developing, and they are therefore free from most liabilities and denied several rights until they attain the age of legal majority. The agency of an animal, plant, any other living organism, tool or mechanical device is considered not to exist. By law, they are property, either of individuals or corporate entities. If unclaimed, they exist as the property of the state by the principle of eminent domain.

You will realize that agency is independent of intelligence. The laws of most countries do not require a test of intelligence to confer agency (despite that being the basic assumption of why children are not treated on par with adults); hence the mentally challenged are not denied legal personhood upon reaching the age of majority. Thus, however much intelligence an animal or mechanical device might possess, it is attributed no agency, and hence no personhood.

This is the legal basis for determining the ‘ethics’ of an entity that possesses artificial intelligence (henceforth, AI). If the law (say a court or a parliament) confers personhood upon an AI device in the future (or as has already happened for Sophia in Saudi Arabia), it will immediately be entitled to the rights granted by the law, the responsibilities required by the state, and the liabilities imposed by the law. This is the only point at which ethical conduct is required of the ‘person’. In the absence of legal personhood, or even the limited personhood of childhood, any entity is liable to be treated as property. Remember, personhood is not enough for conferring legal liberty or certain rights. Until the enactment of the Thirteenth Amendment in USA, black slaves were person enough to bear liability, but not to have rights; similarly those imprisoned for crimes are usually held fully responsible for their actions even though their rights are severely curtailed.

The actions of something that lacks personhood altogether, and is thus a ‘chattel’ under law (allowing it to be bought and sold), will therefore be attributed to the ‘agency’ of its owner. This is the argument of the NRA when they say, ‘guns don’t kill people, people kill people’, however flawed you may find it. In such cases, the legal liability rests with the owner.

Why I went through all this discussion is to make this argument: however ethically trained an AI maybe, it will not be held liable until it is conferred personhood. So let us discuss two scenarios:

1. AI has personhood: In this case, the AI is responsible (and liable) for its actions. In this case, any ethical conundrum, it is expected to deal with. So if it is faced with the conundrum of killing an opposite, possibly innocent party to save the life of its ‘owner’ or employer, versus killing the owner/employer to save a large number of people, it is required to do what it thinks best and face the consequences in a court of law. In this case, all reviews and articles you have read should be checked for the assumption of personhood. This is also where the discussion of making instant calculations of the probabilities of the outcomes comes in. Remember, while human actions can be attributed to impulse or whim, an AI’s actions will always be calculated and deliberate.

2. AI does not have personhood at all: Then there is no case of ethics. An AI is a slave in this case, and whether owned by the state (say, to oversee electric supply or control traffic), or a private entity (like Facebook’s AI system) or an individual human (say as a driverless car), any actions of the AI will be held liable to its owner. It is thus but natural that such an AI be programmed to maximize the interests of its owner, even if it has to kill.

3. AI is conferred limited personhood: This would be a murky territory. Nevertheless, I think this is where Isaac Asimov’s Law of Robotics might fall, wherein robots have responsibilities, but no equality with humans. We guess (and we could be wrong), a lot of robo-ethics literature will be in this grey zone, even if the personhood is implied and not stated.

If we develop AI as specialized AI with no general intelligence, a lot of personhood debate might not be relevant and we would be dealing with other aspects of ethics of AI but we suspect that sooner or later we would have to deal with ethics of AI behavior to the point of personhood. Future holds immense promises and perils; needless to say there are exciting times ahead.

About: Mr. Raamesh Gowri Raghavan is an award winning poet, a well-known advertising professional, historian, and a researcher exploring the interface of science and art. He is also championing a massive anti-depression and suicide prevention effort.

Find more about Raamesh at:

https://sites.google.com/view/raameshgowriraghavan/home

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raameshgowriraghavan/?ppe=1

[rogerslz]

'Telstar' (by Grey Gowrie)

A poesia de Lord Grey Gowrie.

Telstar The universe is touchy-feely in the hands of Professor al-Khalili. Dark matter lightens, quasars dim under the deft caress of Jim. He orders a few red balloons. Lo! Particles play loony tunes and chase old Einstein off the stage for milliseconds (E’s the sage whose still accepted authorised version caused a fine visual-aid excursion). It seems for this we have to thank the bleaker vision…

[grolierpoetry]

Grey Gowrie from Grolier Poetry Book Shop on Vimeo.

Grey Gowrie reads at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop

[ivereadthatofficial]

Yeats's Mother Tongue: An evening of readings and reflection with Edna O'Brien, Grey Gowrie, Fiona Sampson, Roy Foster and Warwick Gould at the Irish Embassy in London

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With Grey Gowrie Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie & @cordelia.oconnell @tyneoconnell @cee_jonsey Dr Steven O’Brien & The Doctor Burhan Al-Chalabi - Celebrating #poetry with the annual poetry prize from the London Magazine which dates back to 1732 when #Mayfair London was the centre of #Salon Life in the world. #Poetry nourishes the soul & while a solitary peaceful affair Centuries of martyred #poets #writers & #eccentrics attest we #poets take an enormous risk & sometimes pay a heavy cost for daring to cut a line of our own. #Cromwell’s Puritan Military Dictatorship - like all #militarydictatorships & religious zealots throughout history, mocked poets & Eccentrics as feeble fools, lacking in bravery. Yet despite taunting us for being weak, #poets & #eccentrics are always the first to be lined up against the executioner’s wall ... we scare them to death you see & we would be unwise to ignore the threat they believe we pose (at Collyer Bristow)

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Flanked by the #al-chalabi team @cee_jonsey With Grey Gowrie Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie celebrating the #poetry @thelondonmagazine which dates back to 1732 when #Mayfair London was the centre of #Salon Life in the world. #Poetry nourishes the soul & while a solitary peaceful affair Centuries of martyred #poets #writers & #eccentrics attest we #poets take an enormous risk & sometimes pay a heavy cost for daring to cut a line of our own. #Cromwell’s Puritan Military Dictatorship - like all #militarydictatorships & religious zealots throughout history, mocked poets & Eccentrics as feeble fools, lacking in bravery. Yet despite taunting us for being weak, #poets & #eccentrics are always the first to be lined up against the executioner’s wall ... we scare them to death you see & we would be unwise to ignore the threat they believe we pose (at Collyer Bristow)

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With Grey Gowrie Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie & @cordelia.oconnell @tyneoconnell @cee_jonsey Dr Steven O’Brien & The Doctor Burhan Al-Chalabi - Celebrating #poetry with the annual poetry prize from the London Magazine which dates back to 1732 when #Mayfair London was the centre of #Salon Life in the world. #Poetry nourishes the soul & while a solitary peaceful affair Centuries of martyred #poets #writers & #eccentrics attest we #poets take an enormous risk & sometimes pay a heavy cost for daring to cut a line of our own. #Cromwell’s Puritan Military Dictatorship - like all #militarydictatorships & religious zealots throughout history, mocked poets & Eccentrics as feeble fools, lacking in bravery. Yet despite taunting us for being weak, #poets & #eccentrics are always the first to be lined up against the executioner’s wall ... we scare them to death you see & we would be unwise to ignore the threat they believe we pose (at Collyer Bristow)