The current technology dialogue seems focused on what we think about AI and AGI. But, I suggest we flip this around and look at this idea from another perspective. What will superintelligence think of us?
Recently, Elon Musk has suggested that AI very well may find humans rather boring. He stated that, “The computer will just get impatient if nothing else. It will be like talking to a tree." This Muskian perspective challenges our long-standing beliefs about human exceptionalism and compels us to reassess our position in the grand continuum of intelligence.
The philosopher Immanuel Kant famously distinguished between human cognition and mechanical processing, asserting that our capacity for experience, perception, and free will sets us apart from the algorithmic calculations of machines. However, as we stand at the dawn (or should I say precipice) of artificial general intelligence (AGI), it's crucial to........