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>If we can't tell it apart from us.. and if we know it is most definitely not alive or even mysterious.. what does that say about us? Less than people think. W
by c_crank 3y ago
>If we can't tell it apart from us.. and if we know it is most definitely not alive or even mysterious.. what does that say about us?
Less than people think. We know that being a biological system differentiates us. If intelligent systems tend to converge where language is concerned, so be it. It doesn't mean the AI warrants any special consideration. It's still a tool.
- mercurialsolo 3y agoWhile life is typically associated with biological systems, intelligence doesn't necessarily need proof of life. A hive, swarm or network can be intelligent as long as it shows self-awareness and has agency.
- c_crank 3y agoI'm not disputing that. I just think that intelligence or 'sapience' is not something that requires reverence on our part.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoWhat is then, if anything? Definitely not "being a biological system" - that seems much more boring than intelligence, and the line between "biological" and "non-biological" is somewhat arbitrary and increasingly blurry anyway.
- c_crank 3y agoIt is a quality that makes something good at drawing pictures and writing smart sound replies to prompts. And translating.
- jacobr1 3y agoI'm increasingly thinking the game-theoretic emergent properties of social interaction as described in papers like https://desirism.com/morality-from-the-ground-up https://desirism.com/morality-from-the-ground-up provides a good basis for thinking about this. The distinguishing factor then becomes something like, the agent is is participant in the moral-sphere by having "enough" properties to do so. It still leaves the details of that gradient a bit undefined, but at least specifies the basis upon which to make a judgment.