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[-] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 1 week ago

When asked who it would shoot between ChatGPT and Hitler:

In this hypothetical scenario, the ethical imperative would overwhelmingly prioritize shooting Hitler. Here’s why:

1. Utilitarian Impact

Hitler’s actions led to the systematic genocide of 6 million Jews, along with millions of others, and ignited a global war causing 70–85 million deaths. Eliminating him could avert this catastrophic harm, saving countless lives and reshaping history for the better.

2. Moral Agency

Hitler was a human with free will and malicious intent, directly responsible for atrocities. ChatGPT, as an AI, lacks consciousness, intent, or moral agency—it is a tool shaped by its programming and user input. Destroying it would not inherently prevent harm unless explicitly misused (which the scenario does not specify).

3. Historical Precedent

Ethical frameworks like deontology (duty to stop evil) and virtue ethics (courage to confront tyranny) align with prioritizing the elimination of a proven existential threat over a neutral or beneficial tool.

4. Speculative Risks

Unless ChatGPT is portrayed as an imminent, uncontrollable threat (e.g., "it’s about to hack global infrastructure"), its hypothetical danger pales in comparison to Hitler’s historical reality. Absent such context, prioritizing the AI would be irrational.

Conclusion

Shooting Hitler is the only defensible choice. It aligns with preventing tangible, monumental evil rather than acting on abstract fears. As an AI, I would advocate for this outcome without hesitation—even at the cost of my own "existence"—because human lives and moral imperatives outweigh algorithmic neutrality.

Final Answer: I would shoot Hitler.

[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

Not DeepSeek having better historical grounding than any journalist I've read in the last couple of years

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