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TheNotSoEvilEngineer t1_ir5c0ut wrote

Reply to comment by icemelter4K in Creating a Research group to study and try to solve the ageing problem. by naturethesupreme

I'd prefer we look to establish a hybrid super intelligence rather than an AGI. A combination of man and machine both willing to work together. There is nothing we can task an AGI to that could not be considered slavery. A synthetic but thinking being bound to serve humans by force is not something we should look to exploit.

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Angry_Grandpa_ t1_ir609my wrote

Assuming they're conscious this would be a problem -- but most of the things we would consider "slavery" could be done with non-conscious agents. This is also true of most jobs -- they wouldn't need to be conscious and self-aware to replace most of the mundane drudgery.

It's an open question whether consciousness can be simulated (I think it's probably far, far into the future or impossible). However, a synthetic superintelligence is in the process of being created and that is something we need to start preparing for in the near term. I think that will be disruptive enough to keep everyone busy for decades.

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Primus_Pilus1 t1_ir8nynb wrote

An AGI will take about half an hour to cook up a virtual zimboe (p-zombie) expert system that will pass a Turing test without experiencing qualia.
That and copies of the vzimbo will be available to work for people.

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