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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> == '''Modeling 'The Choice Generator' (Testing if a 'Robot' or 'Human' is free):''' <syntaxhighlight lang="python"> def evaluate_freedom(was_coerced, has_reasons, could_have_done_otherwise): """ Shows the 'Level of Freedom' based on different theories. """ if was_coerced: return "STATUS: UNFREE (Force overruled the Will)." # Compatibilist View if has_reasons and not was_coerced: comp_freedom = "FREE (Compatibilist)" else: comp_freedom = "UNFREE" # Libertarian View if could_have_done_otherwise: lib_freedom = "FREE (Libertarian)" else: lib_freedom = "UNFREE" return f"RESULT: {comp_freedom} | {lib_freedom}" # Case: A person who chooses cake because of their biology print(evaluate_freedom(False, True, False)) </syntaxhighlight> ; Free Will Landmarks : '''The 'Frankfurt' Cases (1969)''' β Harry Frankfurt proved that you can be "Responsible" even if you "Could NOT have done otherwise" (e.g., 'If you wanted to do X, and a machine was going to force you anyway, you are still responsible'). : '''Neuroscience of Choice''' β (See Article 531). The "Ready Potential": the brain "Decides" to move **0.5 seconds** before you "Feel" the choice. This is the "Main Attack" on free will today. : '''AI and Freedom''' β If an AI "Changes its own code," is it "Free"? (Or is the 'Algorithm' just a 'New Master'?). : '''Criminal Law''' β The "Insanity Defense": we "Forgive" people if their "Brain" had a "Physical Glitch" (like a tumor) that "Determined" their crime. </div> <div style="background-color: #8B4500; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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