> > Why must it apply for a job, rather than just DO a job?
I think the idea here isn't just to create a job doing machine but to create a machine that is actually employable in the sense that it has not just intelligence but also agency.
An AI that can apply for a job, get the job, and do the job well enough to keep the job is demonstrating that it has some sort of theory of mind. But I don't think such a demonstration is very likely except as a stunt, purely on the grounds that an AI capable of the necessary subterfuge is more likely to employ shortcuts that are less taxing. A bit of electronic B&E to plant some ransomware, or have a shell corporation take out a few submarine patents and sue some businesses, perhaps operate a darknet marketplace (I think we can agree that an AGI will likely have better opsec than a human), etc.
Lest you think that the only options here are illegal, there are white-hat alternatives as well, for example it is possible to participate in bug bounty programs anonymously and get payouts in cryptocurrencies.
So why would an AI bother applying for a job in the first place?
I think the idea here isn't just to create a job doing machine but to create a machine that is actually employable in the sense that it has not just intelligence but also agency.
An AI that can apply for a job, get the job, and do the job well enough to keep the job is demonstrating that it has some sort of theory of mind. But I don't think such a demonstration is very likely except as a stunt, purely on the grounds that an AI capable of the necessary subterfuge is more likely to employ shortcuts that are less taxing. A bit of electronic B&E to plant some ransomware, or have a shell corporation take out a few submarine patents and sue some businesses, perhaps operate a darknet marketplace (I think we can agree that an AGI will likely have better opsec than a human), etc.
Lest you think that the only options here are illegal, there are white-hat alternatives as well, for example it is possible to participate in bug bounty programs anonymously and get payouts in cryptocurrencies.
So why would an AI bother applying for a job in the first place?