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I think you may be right. Admittedly, most of what I said was really only applicable to a Genie superintelligence that implements our wishes on a command-by-com
by rl3 12y ago
I think you may be right. Admittedly, most of what I said was really only applicable to a Genie superintelligence that implements our wishes on a command-by-command basis.
A friendly Sovereign superintelligence (i.e. operating under its own goal/value-directed volition) would probably not rob us of purpose, though the societal changes in either scenario would likely still be quite profound.
Of course, a positive superintelligence outcome would be a miracle in and of itself, so there's that. Coming to terms with a newly created utopian society sure beats extinction.
- lione 12y agoEven a friendly Genie superintelligence would likely not cause that IMO. It would work to remove the problems we set before it. Unless we asked it to remove culture and fun/worthwhile hobbys/activities, I don't see how it would cause issues or ennui. We would still have purpose, it would just not be focused on or influenced by those solved issues. And even if those problems are solved within our society on Earth, who knows what the future holds in terms of the wide open universe.