Most Aliens May Be Artificial Intelligence, Not Life as We Know It
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Most Aliens May Be Artificial Intelligence, Not Life as We Know It
Within a century or two, the combination of biotechnology and AI might result in physical and mental traits that completely break free of the hominid mold. Some believe that consciousness might even be severed from any organic structure and could surf cyberspace free of all biological and physical constraints. On the other hand, we might witness th
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
But what if the meaning of AI is not to be found in the way it competes with, supersedes or supplants us? What if, like the emergence of network theory, its purpose is to open our eyes and minds to the reality of intelligence as something doable in all kinds of fantastic ways, many of them beyond our own rational understanding?
James Bridle • Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence
It's becoming increasingly evident that in many circles, AI is not perceived as merely a technology, but as "something else" entirely. This misconception is exemplified by the recurring debate: "Humans vs AI." To illustrate the absurdity of this framing, let's replace "AI" with "technology":
"Humans vs Technology"
This reframing immediately highl... See more
Cristóbal Valenzuelax.comWhen testing an AI, we are hoping to find a hard-to-vary explanation to the effect that its utterances cannot come from any human but only from the AI.