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> In Star Trek the cool technology and AGI like computer is accompanied by a post-scarcity society where fundamental needs are taken care of. The Star Trek com
by Izkata 11mo ago
> In Star Trek the cool technology and AGI like computer is accompanied by a post-scarcity society where fundamental needs are taken care of.
The Star Trek computer doesn't even attempt to show AGI, and Commander Data is the exception, not the rule. Star Trek has largely been anti-AGI for its entire run, for a variety of reasons - dehumanization, unsafe/going unstable, etc.
- krackers 11mo agoI think you're confusing AGI for ASI or sentience? The enterprise's computer clearly meets the definition for AGI, in that it can basically do any task the humans require of it (limited only by data, which humans need to go out and gather). Especially consider that it also runs the holodeck. Unlike modern LLMs it also correctly handles uncertainty, stating when there is insufficient information. However they seem to have made a deliberate effort to restrict/limit the extent of its use for planning and command (no "long-running agentic tasks" in modern parlance), requiring human input/intervention in the loop. This is likely because as you mentioned there is a theme of "losing humanity when you entrust too much to the machine".