That is one comprehensive post. Thank you for writing it! It also raises many, many serious concerns. But the one I think that is most significant - is how AI will affect ALL of humanity. My biggest issue is AI will be so impactful in and of itself, it is taking away our freedom of choice. With many previous technologies we could “opt out” and choose not to utilize that which we object to. If what you write unfolds as you have written it - none of us will have a choice. I believe that those who are pursuing this are doing so in the name of science, but are thus gambling with the very future of humanity, simply because they don’t know where this will evolve to. In that sense, it doesn’t seem right that a “few” get to gamble with the future of us all.
Some of the leaders of AI development advocate for an international agreement to slow the development of AI. It has to be international though. No point slowing down if the Chinese, Russians, etc. are not. That would guarantee a poor outcome. Unfortunately, the prospects of international cooperation do not seem promising.
These seem to be manageable problems. Space is big and mostly empty. There is a lot of *space* to put stuff. But space debris needs to be managed and taken seriously. It's mostly a problem in low earth orbit. But AI satellites can be located further away.
Provocative, thoughtful, and comprehensive. Scary and enlightening at the same time. One gets a feeling of utter helplessness. Sit back and enjoy the ride? Or get cast aside?
I truly wonder what happens to us in this timeline. Humans need purpose and work to stay sane. If you're right about ideas becoming our purpose and work, and I have no reason to think you're not, I see some scary times ahead.
That is one comprehensive post. Thank you for writing it! It also raises many, many serious concerns. But the one I think that is most significant - is how AI will affect ALL of humanity. My biggest issue is AI will be so impactful in and of itself, it is taking away our freedom of choice. With many previous technologies we could “opt out” and choose not to utilize that which we object to. If what you write unfolds as you have written it - none of us will have a choice. I believe that those who are pursuing this are doing so in the name of science, but are thus gambling with the very future of humanity, simply because they don’t know where this will evolve to. In that sense, it doesn’t seem right that a “few” get to gamble with the future of us all.
Some of the leaders of AI development advocate for an international agreement to slow the development of AI. It has to be international though. No point slowing down if the Chinese, Russians, etc. are not. That would guarantee a poor outcome. Unfortunately, the prospects of international cooperation do not seem promising.
Asteroids? Space debris?
These seem to be manageable problems. Space is big and mostly empty. There is a lot of *space* to put stuff. But space debris needs to be managed and taken seriously. It's mostly a problem in low earth orbit. But AI satellites can be located further away.
Provocative, thoughtful, and comprehensive. Scary and enlightening at the same time. One gets a feeling of utter helplessness. Sit back and enjoy the ride? Or get cast aside?
So....WALL-E, basically.
I truly wonder what happens to us in this timeline. Humans need purpose and work to stay sane. If you're right about ideas becoming our purpose and work, and I have no reason to think you're not, I see some scary times ahead.