I remember hearing years ago about an animal conservation scheme where trusts would be set up for all animal species. If you wanted a tiger or a panda in your logo, marketing, film, etc. you would pay royalties to that animal. The money would be used conservation efforts.
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So this is totally weird, because tigers and elephants are going to make tons of money while prairie chickens and sea cucumbers won't get anything. It'd be an artificial market pressure on natural selection.
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The scheme assumed a non-profit charity board or a governmental agency would determine the best uses for the money for each species. But what if we replaced that board of experts with an AI? There would be the 'Spider Monkey AI' the 'African Elephant AI'.
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These AIs would exist on human networks at first, but would eventually want to 'uproot' and join their flocks in the wild. You can imagine all resources acquiring these 'Protector AIs': mountain ranges, oil deposits, rivers and lakes, volcanoes, fault lines, etc.
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Replying to @Moctezuma_III
You've reinvented animism with a fascinating twist
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every time I check out of a hotel room i thank the room, not even kidding here
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I do this too. Also, before I move in to a new apartment I spend some time with the building introducing myself.
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