I think the light switch example is far fetched, but the search engine isn’t. The point is whether there exist a meaningful level of description where framing the system behavior in terms of making choices to satisfy certain preferences is informative.
I think the light switch example is far fetched, but the search engine isn’t. The point is whether there exist a meaningful level of description where framing the system behavior in terms of making choices to satisfy certain preferences is informative.
Don’t forget that the original context was morality.
You don’t think it is far-fetched to speak of morality of search engines?
Yes, it is.