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Digital Duplicates, Relational Scarcity, and Value: Commentary on Danaher and Nyholm (2024)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Danaher and Nyholm (2024a) have recently proposed that digital duplicates—such as fine-tuned, “personalized” large language models that closely mimic a particular individual—might reduce that individual’s scarcity and thus increase the amount of instrumental value they can bring to the world. In this commentary, we introduce the notion of relational scarcity and explore how digital duplicates would affect the value of interpersonal relationships.

Source: Philosophy & Technology

DOI: 10.1007/s13347-024-00813-0

Authors: Cristina Voinea, Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Christopher Register, Julian Savulescu, Brian D. Earp

Institutions: University of Oxford, University of Copenhagen, National University of Singapore

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090

Funders: National Research Foundation, National Research Foundation Singapore