Denial a symptom of what ... Re: [Ailist] AI and Bullying

[Lionel Boxer]

Ah.  Denial.  That is another issue altogether.  It could be that denial is a tactic used by psychopaths - of course it could be a tactic used by a lot of people.  Might be an interesting study to do: who uses denial and do they appear to be psychopaths.  I have met a few.

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>>> "Howard Ditkoff" <howard at emergentassociates.com> 30/10/08 9:44 AM >>>
I realize the existence of psychopaths is deeply troubling for a philosophy 
like AI. But I urge you to actually look at the evidence - the work of 
people like Robert Hare and Martha Stout - on this issue before dismissing 
it simply because it challenges a worldview. Or else, I challenge those 
promoting AI to do their own studies and show that you can actually make a 
dent in those labeled psychopaths with AI. It's one thing to just have a 
type of faith that everyone can be changed with a well-intentioned 
methodology. It's another to show it.

If there is one problem in the AI community, in my view, it would be the 
denial of the existence of truly sadistic people in this world whose issues 
go far deeper than AI addresses.

AI is a fantastic methodology for many things. But if we start stretching 
its limits beyond what it is capable of, it is going to be a rude awakening.

Best,
Howard Ditkoff
Emergent Associates, LLC
http://www.emergentassociates.com