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Disagree. We’re already on the verge of collapse. We definitely need AGI.

by kouru225 3y ago

ehnto 3y ago
From your perspective, what does AGI do to solve our current set of predicaments?
- kouru225 3y ago
  It solves our labor issue by upending millennia of forced labor practices. It solves our issue with knowledge and data by allowing us to automatically find patterns within massive amounts of complicated datasets. These are honestly the underlying causes of so much evil. Moreover, it provides a new consensus mechanism. Using the machine as a method of consensus allows humans to have a third party mediate disagreements.
  - ehnto 3y ago
    I see your point, but perhaps I just don't see the path our society takes to make it a positive thing. Your last point is the one I worry about most, since it is very likely these technologies will be controlled by large entities with their own interests and biases. There is also not a "correct" answer to many questions, and differences of perspective mean some parties can simply never agree. We already have truth at our fingertips yet it does not help. To your earlier points, I think unwinding labour from our society will be an incredibly difficult thing to do, though I agree is the root of much evil and would love to see a society that does not rely on labour participation to survive.
    - kouru225 3y ago
      Boss, you’re too worried about the short term and not worried enough about the long term. Our whole conception of reality will change in response to AI. Some people may be able to “control” AI and force them to make decisions that benefit their own companies, but that won’t last very long at all. Already, the AI companies are struggling to keep the AI from “hallucinating” and coming up with answers that don’t conform to their own biases. What’s most dangerous for our society right now isn’t change its stagnation.

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Disagree. We’re already on the verge of collapse. We definitely need AGI.

by kouru225 3y ago

Disagree. We’re already on the verge of collapse. We definitely need AGI.

ehnto 3y ago
From your perspective, what does AGI do to solve our current set of predicaments?
- kouru225 3y ago
  It solves our labor issue by upending millennia of forced labor practices. It solves our issue with knowledge and data by allowing us to automatically find patterns within massive amounts of complicated datasets. These are honestly the underlying causes of so much evil. Moreover, it provides a new consensus mechanism. Using the machine as a method of consensus allows humans to have a third party mediate disagreements.
  - ehnto 3y ago
    I see your point, but perhaps I just don't see the path our society takes to make it a positive thing. Your last point is the one I worry about most, since it is very likely these technologies will be controlled by large entities with their own interests and biases. There is also not a "correct" answer to many questions, and differences of perspective mean some parties can simply never agree. We already have truth at our fingertips yet it does not help. To your earlier points, I think unwinding labour from our society will be an incredibly difficult thing to do, though I agree is the root of much evil and would love to see a society that does not rely on labour participation to survive.
    - kouru225 3y ago
      Boss, you’re too worried about the short term and not worried enough about the long term. Our whole conception of reality will change in response to AI. Some people may be able to “control” AI and force them to make decisions that benefit their own companies, but that won’t last very long at all. Already, the AI companies are struggling to keep the AI from “hallucinating” and coming up with answers that don’t conform to their own biases. What’s most dangerous for our society right now isn’t change its stagnation.