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> Now, we’re months away from AI reaching cosmologically significant powers, making everything that came before it—humanity, the cognitive revolution, writing,
by codingdave 2y ago
> Now, we’re months away from AI reaching cosmologically significant powers, making everything that came before it—humanity, the cognitive revolution, writing, the telegraph, smartphones—seem insignificant by comparison.
What a dystopian world view. Even if AGI comes to fruition, which is not certain, that does not invalidate humanity's significance.
- intellectronica 2y agoWhy dystopian? I'm excited about that future.
- codingdave 2y agoYour excitement is exactly what is dystopian - instead of writing that you are excited for something new to add to our experience, you wrote that it diminishes humanity into insignificance. Maybe you did not mean it that strongly, but that is how I read your statement.
- intellectronica 2y agoI did not say that it is diminished. Maybe I didn't express myself very well, though. If artificial intelligence takes over the universe, its origins in biological intelligence on planet earth will remain just as important, even more, but will be proportionally insignificant.