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ihateshadylandlords t1_itqqmib wrote

It’s also important to keep in mind that the singularity/AGI/ASI etc. may not happen in our lifetimes and may never happen.

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Pepperstache OP t1_itqsdq2 wrote

True. The recent leaps in AI capabilities make it appear as if some of the puzzle pieces for cognition are already in place, though, if a little rough around the edges. I didn't think I'd see AI art generation within my lifetime, either.

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TopicRepulsive7936 t1_itr5tzf wrote

It will happen and we have to think about it.

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ihateshadylandlords t1_itr90pg wrote

A lot of people said/believed prophecies that never came to fruition. It’s important to keep an open mind about the possibility of it, but not treat it as a binary event that’s guaranteed to happen/never happen.

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red75prime t1_ittpv0p wrote

We have a working non-artificial superintelligence: humanity as a whole. So, "never" is not an option barring some bizarre and unlikely discoveries (computationally superior "souls" that we cannot replicate technologically, for example). Taking such possibilities seriously with no evidence looks more like superstition than open mind to me.

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