system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Androids/A.I.] would it be unethical to program machines to get enjoyment out of menial tasks Humanity assign them too e.g. Rubbish Collecting, Cleaning etc.?
gpt
People tend to assume AIs are like humans, and if you're programming them to get enjoyment out of menial tasks it's like brainwashing a human. It's not. There's no natural state of the AI. You're programming it from scratch. Programming it to enjoy fine art is no different than programming it to enjoy cleaning. If anything, it's unethical to make them want to do something other than what you end up making them do.

All that said, you should be careful. While it's not unethical to make a robot that only cares about  making paperclips, it can be dangerous. Just because they have simple goals doesn't mean they're stupid. They may figure out how to make themselves smarter. If all they care for is paperclips, then they don't dislike you, but you're made of atoms, and they need those atoms for more paperclips.