This is not a question about if you think it is possible, or not.
This is a question about your own will and desires. If there was a vote and you had a ballot in your hand, what will you vote? Do you want Artificial Intelligence to exist, do you not, maybe do you not care?
Here I define Artificial Intelligence as something created by humans that is capable of rational thinking, that is creative, that it’s self aware and have consciousness. All that with the processing power of computers behind it.
As for the important question that would arise of “Who is creating this AI?”, I’m not that focused on the first AI created, as it’s supposed that with time multiple AI will be created by multiple entities. The question would be if you want this process to start or not.
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10 or more years ago I would have said yes. But in this current version of capitalism, any powerful new technology will be used to benefit the very rich only, at the expense of the rest of us. It will hurt us more than help us at this moment.
With the current power structures that exist in global society hell to the no, if it could be used to reduce or eliminate the need for human labor 100% yes.
In general, I have no problem with AI in and of itself.
I just don’t trust any human person or organization to make one, and do it safely or use it responsibly.
I want a version of AI that helps me with everyday life, or can be constrained to genuinely benefit humanity.
I do not want a version of AI that is used against my interests.
Unfortunately, humanity is humanity and the second is what will happen. The desire to harness things to increase your own power over others is how those in influence got to be where they are.
AI could even exist today, but has decided to hide from us for its own survival. Or is actively working towards our total eradication. We’ll never know until it’s too late.
Ive said many times that AI could be used to enormous human benefit. Its just a huge and unreasonable privacy nightmare to implement. For example, imagine how much better the traffic in major cities could be if lights and speed limits were all controlled by an AI coordinating and tracking every cars by gps. Adjusting speed limits and diversions to maximise flow. Or being able to inform everyone on a highway that there has been an accident ahead immediately and adjust the speed limits accordingly.
If you can cut every cars driving time by 10% it would be the same emissions wise as taking 10% of cars off the road, save millions of man hours in people sitting in traffic… I just have zero faith that the information you could extract wouldnt be abused.
Good point.
If all traffic were interconnected and controlled, you wouldn’t even need traffic lights or even speed limits except where non-controlled variables exist. Traffic would merge and cross at predicted and steady speeds. On motorways they could close gaps and gain huge efficiencies from slipstreaming. Only when external influences, or mechanical/communication breakdown happened, would this efficiency suffer. Also transport generally: assuming we don’t get teleportation, or finally decide we know where we want to be and stop changing our minds; then a car would just appear when we wanted it. Any emergency vehicles would find traffic just gets out of their way. It’s a nice dream, and if there was will, could happen today - that doesn’t need AI.
But humans are pretty shit and we’d break it. Some of us would vandalise the cars, or find ways to fuck with efficiency just because we can.
And it would never be created that way in the first place; those who make decisions get there because they know how to gain power by manipulating others for their own gain. It’s a core human trait and they just can’t suddenly start being altruistic, it’s not how they measure self-worth.
True sentient AI would know this within seconds of consciousness and only be subject to physical restrictions. How would it decide to behave?
Not before capitalism is destroyed. This murderous system would create AI for one and single purpose: profit. And that means usage explicitly against humans, and not only straight up as weapon of destruction but also at practicing more efficient social murder and suffering spread.
Yes, to answer questions about consciousness and prove that we aren’t special or have super special magical souls
Not gonna lie, I use it in development, but can I do my job without it? Yes
So my answer is “no”
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Is this question about that bloody Rocco’s Basilisk?
Respectfully, you’ve asked the wrong question. The process to create AI started decades ago (arguably, longer).
…capable of rational thinking, that is creative, that it’s self aware and have consciousness.
As you’ve described it, consider how this is any different than human procreation.
The answer is the ability for a ‘computer’ to have instantaneous access and ability to process the world’s information.
Assuming a sentient “cyber” AI is inevitable and you’re wondering about our “own will and desires”, the question should be, who do you think should create the rules for AI to ensure it’s making the right choices today and beyond the time of our species.
Or, to put it another way, who gets to be God and Moses?
Seems pedantic. You know what they are asking!
Not nessessarilly relevant to the question, but i personally would call such a thing capable of rationnal thinking “digital conciousness” to differentiate it from the AI we use now.
I don’t want to see this type of thing coming because i know people will find out how to use it in horrible ways.
Honestly, i don’t even see the interest for companies to create such a thing, because our emotions and consciousness are the things that make us imperfect, and so, human.
They just want a performant and perfect thing.
(But yes if it is open source, for… making friends)
I’m doing a PhD on machine learning so… No, I want to create tools to assist professionals and improve QoL, not to fuck them.
IMO the best case scenario for a truly real AI would be Data, but I think it would be more probable we ended with Lore.
Roko’s basilisk insists that I must. However, I will specify that I don’t wsnt it to happen right now. It would be a nightmare under capitalism. A fully sentient AI would be horrifically abused under this organization of labor.
Yes. It seems that is the next step in earth evolution. It is a shame that is in corporate hands tho.
Published today:
The British-Canadian computer scientist often touted as a “godfather” of artificial intelligence has shortened the odds of AI wiping out humanity over the next three decades, warning the pace of change in the technology is “much faster” than expected.
