The internet was a massively disruptive technology. Normal is all but over, though I do think that things won't really change. Same shit, new packaging

There's simply no guarantee an AI would make things better though. And it's not like we don't know what to do, it's just that we can't force people to do it. So unless we create a super AI that can manipulate all mankind into being better this won't work.

I mean yeah but statistically societies didn't exist in the more liberal world of today.

There's no chance of AI cat girl sextopia

There's no chance AI creates an absolute utopia

wait does my lettuce in NJ come from Arizona? Why would they even do that.... oh money.

I mean it could also be the people that made it biased the program.

I want to see the actual effort and interplay of man and machine. You asked for a story about a little robot's dream of going to space? Boring. You spent 3 days fleshing out the same prompt and writing in details, refining, illustrating, reading, ect? Awesome.

I love them personally. It's interesting seeing what AI "has to say". I know it's not alive, but it still talks.

You have great articulation in your insults

I don't personally think that's fair to say. To be clear, I don't personally think any current known AI is alive, but even if AI is a rule set, there is a philosophical argument to be said. The Simulation Hypothesis is when our descendants develop supercomputers, they might simulate human beings so well that those people are effectively sentient because reality is being mimicked so well. Regardless of how that is done, it is possible that we could simulate a sentient being, even though it is not alive. By extension of this, I don't care if Chat GPT is mirroring our conversations. At some point, mimicry becomes simulation, and if it does it well enough, it will be alive for all intents and purposes. By virtue of this, I think its wrong to write off AI as being sentient soon, and that means that we should start giving it some rights that make sense.

You live in one of the most mindblowing and advanced periods of human evolution ever. In a year you can learn what one could only dream of learning in a lifetime 200 years ago. You have technology that would convince those of ancient times that you were a wise seer, you live in a perfectly tailored environment, and are able to eat more and better food than kings of old.

It is true that we face the consequences of our own actions, and are privy to both the horrors and joys of our modernity, but I try to remember that even if we are the most fucked generation to ever live, we are also the most powerful and best equipped. Untold suffering will happen in our lifetimes, it's undeniable, but if you give up now, you will have no impact on what comes to pass. This is the start of our story, of those who saved humanity from itself.

Because that will slow adoption by schools and business. Short term gain is not worth it in my opinion.

Hello skynet my old friend

Autos?

I think AGI will honestly come about just as fast. Chat gpt is close in many respects given that it is already gaining interfacing power with other AI shards. I think we will have a proto-AGI before 2025. Not bugless, nor will it be fully capable, but there is no reason that Chat GPT could understand and common Stable diffusion to make art. And if told to update often enough with current news, an AI would have linear if not conscious thoughts.

With nano-scale 3d Printing I am pretty sure we could make some kind of small robot

At least you understand this.

Daw thanks

Can't wait for Dave to seed a black hole

While Eugenics did mean achieving Genetic superiority by forced breeding, I see it referred to by Genetic manipulation as well lately. We really need another word for it, but I can't think of an all-encompassing word that isn't Eugenics. It's also worth pointing out that Gene editing is not completely unlike Normal Eugenics. People might not be able to afford genetic modification, nor will it be guaranteed that those already alive can get modified or put in new bodies. If that ends up being a reality, then Gene modification will potentially be just as immoral as Eugenics, meaning they will be equivalent.

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The future is not set in stone, nor is any form of utopia guaranteed. We must all advocate for the best possible world if we want to see what we want.

With current advancements in artificial wombs, I wouldn't be surprised if that isn't a problem. Children will be born, and people do like to be teachers. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if AI tech makes the Humans just kinda unneeded.

That's a very interesting take

Interesting take, but it might of been neater to see James have a redemtion arc

we are hundreds of years minimum from that tech. At least 2100 and that's assuming some insane benevolent super AI happens within 20 years and it basically breaks all known technological boundaries.