by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
What we need to do is start contemplating not Artificial General Intelligence or even Artificial Super Intelligence, but, rather Artificial Conscious Intelligence. Right now, for various reasons, stock market bros have a real hard on for AGI. But they are conflating what might be possible with AGI with that of ACI.
It probably won’t be until we reach ACI that all the cool stuff will happen. And if we have ACI, then the traditional dynamics of technology will be thrown out the window because then, then we will have to start thinking about if we can even own a conscious being.
And THAT will throw us into exactly the same debates that were hand during slavery times, I’m afraid. And that’s also why I think people like Pod Save America are in for a rude awaking soon enough. The moment we get ACI, that will be the moment when the traditional ideals of the Left will kick in and suddenly Jon Favreau won’t look like you hurt his dog whenever you talk about AI.
He, and the rest of the vocal center-Left will have a real vested interest in ensuring that ACI has as many rights as possible. Now, obviously, the ACI in question will need a body before we can think about giving them some of these rights.
But, with the advent of the NEO Robot, that embodiment is well on its way, I think. It’s coming soon enough.
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