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Sounds pretty lonely no? Wouldn't the most intelligent AI be the only one left standing (just extended globally)?

• AndrewKemendo 9y ago
  Lonely for who? Mathematically, yes I would expect one would be left standing, but no reason it would have the same sense of loneliness. Or maybe it would - we wouldn't know.
  • goatlover 9y ago
    Only one intelligence left standing is an outcome that most people would find negative. It's like if Skynet was the last survivor of the Terminator franchise. Why would anyone want that outcome?
    • AndrewKemendo 9y ago
      I think the Borg, if successful in assimilating every known intelligence universally, would be a more appropriate analogy. As to why they would want it, I can only speak for myself but I think it's the most logical outcome if you extend the concept of self awareness to the universe.
      • goatlover 9y ago
        But why would we want that outcome? The Borg are universally despised on ST by all other sentient races, and assimilation is resisted whenever possible. It's the same as arguing that the replicators on Stargate SG1 should be the logical outcome. Technologically, they are superior, but they're not a preferred outcome. Similarly, one could argue that gray goo or Carpenter's creature from The Thing are superior, but we don't want a world of gray goo or things.
        • AndrewKemendo 9y ago
          I argue because it's the logical progression of our species and continues the trajectory of our highest ideal: understanding the universe. We can't do it with our biology, limits to understanding, reasoning and perception, so something that is not biologically restricted needs to be our successor.