a) Would human extinction due to an extraterrestrial be a good thing? That depends on the morality of the ET and the state of humanity at the time. I’d say the same applies to AI. It depends on the morality of the AI and the state of humanity at the time.
b) AI researcher Jeff Hawkins makes the argument that AI, if we achieve it, will emulate the human neocortex but will not include the “old brain” that govern our visceral and emotional drives. From that perspective, an AI may not have moral status as it will not have the “survival instinct” that biological intelligence has, which means it will not fear death or feel emotional pain and suffering in the way humans do.
c) I just read a fun sci-fi fable here on the forum that makes the argument that humans being replaced by AI could be a good thing.
I have a few thoughts...
a) Would human extinction due to an extraterrestrial be a good thing? That depends on the morality of the ET and the state of humanity at the time. I’d say the same applies to AI. It depends on the morality of the AI and the state of humanity at the time.
b) AI researcher Jeff Hawkins makes the argument that AI, if we achieve it, will emulate the human neocortex but will not include the “old brain” that govern our visceral and emotional drives. From that perspective, an AI may not have moral status as it will not have the “survival instinct” that biological intelligence has, which means it will not fear death or feel emotional pain and suffering in the way humans do.
c) I just read a fun sci-fi fable here on the forum that makes the argument that humans being replaced by AI could be a good thing.