6/14/2023

President independent from politics - Human beans versus inanimate objects

 My kitchen light has 3 colours. At the flip of a switch, the colour will change, instantly, from daylight to warm light, to cool light. I can flip as often as I want, flip as fast as I want, the light will change colour as programmed. The light will not disobey or refuse to change colour. It is an inanimate object, without feelings or emotions, without a mind to think and decide by itself. It would be a bit problematically if a light can decide what it wants to do against what it was programmed to do. At best, in some buildings or rooms, the light may have a motion sensor to detect movement. If no one is in the room for a programmed period of time, the light would switch off automatically, and switches on again when someone enters the room.

The debate or trend now is towards AI, when machine could have a sensor or artificial brain to give it some ability to make independent decisions according to the situation. Robotics or smart robots, thinking robots are in the making. Machine would think, not sure if they would programme in feelings and emotions, like and dislike, love and hate, anger or joy etc etc.

I met an old friend who is now running his own little business empire. He hired his former boss, his ex Commanding Officer to be his CEO. He retains the position of Chairman. During meetings or even in social gatherings, he still addresses his ex CO as boss and reply to him as Sir. He said old habit is hard to change and he had been calling his ex CO as boss for many years. So very difficult, and a bit 'pai seh' to call him by his name. The relationship of human beans are built over years and cannot be simply forgotten or ignored.  But in a situation of animosity or hate, relationship can be severed with immediate effect. So this situation continues till today. Good morning Sir, Yes Sir.

Human beans are different from inanimate objects. You cannot switch a human bean on and off like a light bulb. There are emotions, relationship, feelings, attachments, beholden to, etc etc that make a human bean different from an inanimate object. Unless of course the human bean can erase his feelings and emotions completely, becomes in a sense, a senseless person or one with no feelings. This kind of human beans exist but not many. When a human bean has no feelings or can switch off his feelings at the flip of a switch, he can become kind of cool or at worst, cruel. How much can you make out of a human beans that has no feelings and can say today he is good, tomorrow he is bad, with no sense of remorse or contrition?

In life, some professions demanded a human bean to behave like inhuman, to set aside his feelings and emotions, eg a judge when sentencing a criminal. It is tough, as a judge is also a human bean and has emotions and values. This is not an easy job, especially when a harsh decision has to be made. And when a judge has to pass sentence (or even to judge a case) on a criminal that he knows or is connected, he has to recuse himself, acknowledging the fact that he is human after all and cannot cut off his feelings and emotions completely.

In many professions, the incumbents are lucky when the inhuman traits are not called upon for him to make important decisions. The Chinese have a phrase for human beans that could cut off feelings and emotions to act or decide on very serious matters. It is called '六亲不认'. This state of mind is often found in the ganglands or triads when members are supposed to kill their relatives if needed. Sometimes this is also called upon on people in high office. Such people may sometimes be referred to as '无情无义'.

Some take this kind of human traits as negative. Some may think this is a desirable character trait.

What do you think? Would a robot with AI do a better job as a President?

11 comments:

  1. https://en.rua.gr/2023/06/13/france-wants-to-join-brics/
    France wanted to join BRICS. Sg President AI would immediately cut queue ahead of France. Kiasu dna.

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  2. The prequisites to be president here should be moral uprightness, wisdom, impartiality, loyalty and love for the people and the country. A president with these attributes will be guided by wisdom and conscience to do what is best for the people and the country. Prequisites such as needing to be in public service or managing companies with $500 millions capital are unnecessary and are meant to ensure only selected individuals qualify. It is a means for the PAP to put it's own trusted dog to be the watchdog checking on it.

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  3. Aiya any joker that wanted to contest that Botak aka PAP People and whosoever that claimed to serve the people except maybe LHY will NOT be my President and never get my vote.

    Be it blank or wash OUT.

    All these weasels that claimed to be qualified like the.Chaebols of Korea and Oligarchs of the Upper Class are NOT for the Peoples.

    Don't be conned by their Charades or Wayang.

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  4. This ruling robbed the not rich people the right to become President of the country. This condition must be removed to treat all Singaporeans as equal regardless or wealth.

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  5. Is the Sin President working for the Well-being of the Citizenry.
    Or
    to be the Security Guard for the State-money.
    And
    who dare robs the State-money that is in the Hands of the Government??




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    1. Sorry too fast then on

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    2. Presidency created and planned by LKY when he was alive.

      Feared that one fine day the Opposition became the Ruling Party and have this Presidency to in a way have control and monitor the Reserves that they thought reserved by the Papies.

      Also, in a way also appointing Government Officials with no hanky panky cronyism systems.

      So, the said President had tremendous powers.

      So how can this Goh, Go Go said this appointment is n
      NOT to challenge the Ruling Government.

      He meant only to challenge the Opposition Party that is the like said the Ruling Government and NOT the PAP Government?

      So just be a Puppet? Then Whats the point of having a Figure Head President!

      So if that is that he thinks then Whats the point of having a President?

      That's why Mr Ong Teng Cheong exercised his duty and askes for all sorts of info which the Papies felt threatened.

      From then on, they have to have their own as far as possible to be the Figure Head President to play safe.

      So how can vote for this Goh Goh if he also have the wrong agenda?

      LKY in his vision had other parties as Ruling Government.

      That's why he had this Position to safeguard Singapore Reserves and Security.

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  6. Tharman is the only Pap yes man with an amicable personality.

    "who dare robs the State-money that is in the Hands of the Government??"
    There are actually two who can get their hands on State money.
    UltraSatanicAmerica (USA) has already been doing so, convincing the Pap buggers to buy more Treasuries, buy overhyped, overrated planes at humongous prices, and of course other investments that can be confiscated with nonsensical laws.
    The second bugger needs no introduction and is more clever. Their fellow forked tongues have been hired to helm TemasSick and DB Ass.

    Hopefully the amicable president can placate the 2 "robbers" and convince them to take less. LOL

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  7. I think d Botak could have hidden agenda. Years back citizens supported him to be PeeAm, but he turned around and said he was not interested for the post. From Dy PeeAm to PeeAm is promotional post for him, and yet he refused to take up. I think he think only for himself and not d image of our country ??!!

    I supposed he was quietly aiming for a Papsident and last time he did not tell d citizens d reason/s Y he was not interested for PeeAm post instead he now said that he was interested for Papsident post. So, it was planned years back. How can we put him as a Papsident when his motive has been revealed only now !!! Oso, he let d Emperior to make a decision for him by asking him to resign and go for Papsident post. He I think has no gut or spine to decide for himself what he actually want ?!

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  8. Which job pays more?
    Which job is easier?
    Which job has lesser headache?

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