I am not your fearless leader

Assignment 1 - "I am not your fearless leader"

• Element of Creatureness = hierarchy / authority (and the temptation to abuse these)

• https://hbr.org/2014/04/can-robots-be-managers-too

• People are surprisingly willing to do things they would rather not do when placed in an environment where there is a clear hierarchy and authority figure.

• If artificial creatures are able to perform certain tasks better than humans they actually may perform better in certain types of leadership roles.

• Organizations may have structures where artificial creatures actually complicate and challenge traditional modes of hierarchy

• One could Imagine an artificial creature that provides more generalistic goals and tracking in progress toward certain goals rather than only a “robot” that primarily performs repetitive tasks under a human manager or supervisor.

• Perhaps these kinds of bots can help humans rethink the flaws with hierarchy, for example how people in power often abuse power to their detriment and of those around them.

• Are heirarchies worth keeping around? do they serve a useful function and how could they be modified to benefit everyone?