Corporations develop values similar to human values. They value loyalty, alliances, status, resources, independence, and power. They compete with other corporations, and face the same problems people do in establishing trust, making and breaking alliances, weighing the present against the future, and game-theoretic strategies. They even went through stages of social development similar to those of people, starting out as cutthroat competitors, and developing different social structures for cooperation (oligarchy/guild, feudalism/keiretsu, voters/stockholders, criminal law/contract law). This despite having different physicality and different needs.
It suggests to me that human values don’t depend on the hardware, and are not a matter of historical accident. They are a predictable, repeatable response to a competitive environment and a particular level of intelligence.
It seems more likely that corporations act like humans because corporations are ran by humans. I’ve yet to meet an alien CEO or board member!
It seems more likely that corporations act like humans because corporations are ran by humans. I’ve yet to meet an alien CEO or board member!
edit: and then I realized Dorikka said it first.
edit: and TheOtherDave.
...I am laughing hard right now.