Things could get just very weird as people interact more with very charismatic AI systems that, whether or not they are sentient, will give the very strong impression to people that they are…
Completely agree. As example, I’m almost at the point where I’d rather discuss the topics that interest me with a reasonably convincing bot than spending hours a day trying, and typically failing, to persuade human beings to address those topics at the most basic level. Yea, that is weird, but also real.
There is an existing real world example that seems to illustrate where there this is going in the future. The popularity of dogs as pets.
What our relationship with dogs seems to illustrate is that what many of us are really looking is some form of consciousness, living or dead, real or imaginary, that builds it’s existence around us and our needs, and is under our control.
Dogs can meet this need better than our fellow humans for very many of us. Humans have to be negotiated with, compromised with, they have their own needs, are often unreliable etc.
Charismatic AI systems will likely out compete the dogs.
Those of us living today will probably always have a hard time wrapping our heads around say, a forum like this populated with AI entities. But those born in to that world will likely find it completely obvious and natural.
So talk to your fellow humans now folks while you can, cause you’re likely going to lose interest in them before much longer.
Completely agree. As example, I’m almost at the point where I’d rather discuss the topics that interest me with a reasonably convincing bot than spending hours a day trying, and typically failing, to persuade human beings to address those topics at the most basic level. Yea, that is weird, but also real.
There is an existing real world example that seems to illustrate where there this is going in the future. The popularity of dogs as pets.
What our relationship with dogs seems to illustrate is that what many of us are really looking is some form of consciousness, living or dead, real or imaginary, that builds it’s existence around us and our needs, and is under our control.
Dogs can meet this need better than our fellow humans for very many of us. Humans have to be negotiated with, compromised with, they have their own needs, are often unreliable etc.
Charismatic AI systems will likely out compete the dogs.
Those of us living today will probably always have a hard time wrapping our heads around say, a forum like this populated with AI entities. But those born in to that world will likely find it completely obvious and natural.
So talk to your fellow humans now folks while you can, cause you’re likely going to lose interest in them before much longer.