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Something that I have only really discovered in AI related comments here on HN (and it terrifies me) is that a good number of humans have a deeply-felt need to
by college_physics 4y ago
Something that I have only really discovered in AI related comments here on HN (and it terrifies me) is that a good number of humans have a deeply-felt need to dehumanize humans (pressumably also themselves).
Sure, a fraction is purely driven by career / monetary gain prospects. They adopt the mantle of the AI fanatic to prime themselves for the wrestling in the mud that they hope will get them closer to their goals. I understand that and I am not particularly worried about that. Its a devil we know.
But another fraction seems to actively enjoy the absurd suggestions advanced by the AI Jesuits.
- simple-thoughts 4y agoIf I’m understanding you, the problem may be much worse than you realize. “Homo Sapiens” the wise ones have defined ourselves as the intelligent beings. But with AI demonstrating an alien intelligence, humanness and intelligence become decoupled. We can start to see, though dimly, a world where the aspects that make us uniquely human are not related to intelligence but are instead related to biology , animality, sociology, and so forth. A lot of people are going to be questioning what it means to be human.
- maxdoop 4y agoHow is it dehumanizing to explore the potential similarities between new AI and LLMs and ourselves? We still have the experience of being human. Isn’t that enough to savor? The experience itself? Clinging to this idea of “I’m human, made of meat, and special” doesn’t really make for an argument as to why / how we are different. I don’t think it’s dehumanizing at all. It’s exciting, and does nothing to take away from our experience of being human.