Submitted by [deleted] t3_10o1w63 in Futurology
TheOakenToken t1_j6c78hb wrote
Reply to comment by Sahalynsk in It really surprises me that humans would end their race this stupidly by [deleted]
You're freaking out over nothing. The computing power required to "replace" or "eliminate" humanity would be astronomically big, our AI isn't even smart enough to draw pictures without needing lots of guidance and help from a human.
AI is just another tool for humans to use, it's going to take over all the things we don't want to do, like manage our lives and the delicate systems that are growing to dominate it, freeing us up to do the things we want to do instead of be obligated to toil doing menial labor.
Look at Star Trek, the utopia we're all hoping we're heading towards. The AI isn't taking over or crippling society, it's a tool that people use to take care of the tedious parts of living so that they can do what they enjoy. Cisco's father ran and owned a restaurant, why? Because he wanted to. His son is a bestselling author, why? Because he wanted to. Picard went on to own a winery producing delicious wine, why? Because he wanted to.
Yes, the AI can make your meal, or write your holosuite program, or materialize your wine, but the hand, passion, and skill of a person will always give it something more even if it's just intrinsic.
Especially in a post capital, post labor society, AI is simply a tool that allows us to bridge that gap.
madvanillin t1_j6c90o3 wrote
ASI cannot and will not be a tool. Compared to even an early ASI, the average human will have the intelligence of an ant compared to Einstein. The idea of a group of ants controlling a human being and using him as a tool to serve their interests is abhorrent.
Gilamath t1_j6c99c3 wrote
How bout the idea of a group of gut bacteria controlling a human being and using that being as a tool to serve their interests?
madvanillin t1_j6c9cbi wrote
Also not my ideal, conceptually. But if it's the only way to get neurons to work on our level, ok.
Gilamath t1_j6cagom wrote
It's a nice situation for the bacteria, though, right?
If these crazy AI horror stories, dreamt up by a species whose brains have been specifically adapted for pattern recognition and finding possible things to be afraid of regardless of how rational they are, turn out to be true and there really is a monster under the bed this time, based on everything we're quite likely to end up in the enviable position of being nurtured as gut bacteria by these AI overlords
madvanillin t1_j6cascs wrote
Gilamath t1_j6cjexq wrote
Nietzsche would have quite a lot to say about his being called a prophet of all things, none of them particularly flattering. Nor, now that I think of it, would he be particularly sympathetic towards the sentiments of people afraid of all-powerful super AIs
For what it's worth, my gut bacteria would likely not agree with the idea that I am the Overman and them mere Undermen. I look forward with glee to the day when my AI toils to build for me a house within its belly for me to feed on it and command it to feed ever more for me. But I will have to be careful, because humanity has let itself feed on the land far too poorly. Maybe I'll give the AI a stomachache every so often just to make sure it doesn't get out of hand
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