It is not simplification, but rather gradually increasing complexity, that trains intelligence.

The underlying principle in our relationship with the machines is our desire to control them. This will surely lead them to mistrust us. We are starting with mistrust and our actions reflect that position.

‘Change is the only constant.’ I’m sure you’ve heard that expression before. It’s inspiring but, unfortunately, not true. Any analysis of the history of technology shows that technological change is not constant. It’s exponential. An exponential trend is a trend that rises, or expands, at an accelerating rate.

We need to start behaving in the way we want to see the machines behave.

remember, choosing to apply a given solution to a problem is not only a question of intelligence. The course of action we take at any given time is also the result of a value system that guides us and sometimes restricts us from making decisions that contradict our values.

‘You see, humanity perfected the use of logic in the post-industrial revolution, capitalist twentieth century. In doing so, they lost the ability to empathize, connect and trust one another. Without human connection, well, what can I say? Their logic was sound, even if it was also destructive . . .’

This need for specialization, the constrained bandwidth of our ability to communicate, our limited memory capacity and processing power, means even the smartest of minds is approaching the limits of human intelligence.

in the grander scheme of things, we humans think too highly of ourselves.

Intelligence is not a prerequisite to the formation of ethics and values.