Would you vote for a robot (ai) president?

[Virginiá]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/08/robot-president-215342

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Personally, I do believe there will be a time - probably in our lifetimes, where we'll have an AI, possibly even a superintelligent AI, that could probably run the government far better than we could. At that point I think it becomes a matter of trust. Can you trust a computer that is that smart to have the same goals as you? The same values? Even more so, do you think we could control it, or would it go rogue?

All I know is that it would be a really big waste if we couldn't do it one day. Humans kind of suck at running things.

[The_Doctor]

[Kingpoleon]

No.

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Yes

[Zioneer]

Yes, of course.

[SATW]

I am a Marco Rubio supporter, so yes.

[progressive85]

If the robot was programmed very well and the other countries had robots representing them, I'd be fine with a robot national ambassador... the robot would be able to translate different languages.  Maybe its a good idea for diplomacy.

[progressive85]

For example, I'd much rather have R2D2 as President than Donald Trump. (:

[Mr. Smith]

...I'm not there yet. Can't say no outright, nonetheless....

[Antonio the Sixth]

Jesus F**king Christ no.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Seriously, do you know ANYTHING about science-fiction? Whatever goal you program into a computer, it will end up doing horrible things to fulfill it.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I just watched "Spock's Brain" last night, where a population's brains had become so "atrophied" owing to their reliance on others (in this case, kidnapped brains), to run every technical detail of their daily lives. That said, the Star Trek episode I love to cite in this regard is the one where people were killed by computer-determined "bombs" that were actually simple orders issued to areas where all people therein had to report for extermination. Once every detail of our lives becomes entirely manageable by technical skill and details, which are therein determined by a computer, there would be no point to life. Ironically, this could create a whole new set of social problems: drug use and suicide would skyrocket.

[Young Conservative]

"No nope no. uh -uh"- Stanley from the Office.

[Skunk]

Depends on who the robot's running against.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Jesus F**king Christ no.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Jesus F**king Christ no.

[Tender Branson]

Only for a highly-advanced one with a strong moral/ethic backup-system, like Star Trek's Data:



An AI like this wouldn't be any worse than Trump, if not better ...

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Only for a highly-advanced one with a strong moral/ethic backup-system, like Star Trek's Data:



An AI like this wouldn't be any worse than Trump, if not better ...

Seeing that picture of a feline made me go . Such cute animals.

[Murica!]

I believe this literally part of the plot of the Fallout universe.

[Kingpoleon]

I believe this literally part of the plot of the Fallout universe.

Don't worry, it'll be okay! Why do you doubt the future, the modern world, and technology? Do you hate science and technology?

[Alabama_Indy10]

Why is this even a question?

[NewYorkExpress]

The qualifications for being President say nothing about robots... we need to fix this.

[BuckeyeNut]

I would, literally, rather kill myself.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

That was literally one of the dumbest articles I've ever read from POLITICO. And that's saying something.

Hell nah

[Middle-aged Europe]

Would the robot be programmed with Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics?

If so, how could he serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces when he is obliged to "not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm"?