CAN ROBOT DICTATE ON REAL HUMAN IN FUTURE Are you prepared to meet your robot overlords?
The idea of superintelligent machines may sound like the plot of "The Terminator" or "The Matrix," but many experts say the idea isn't far-fetched. Some even think the singularity — the point at which artificial intelligence can match, and then overtake, human smarts — might happen in just 16 years. But nearly every computer scientist will have a different prediction for when and how the singularity will happen. Some believe in a utopian future, in which humans can transcend their physical limitations with the aid of machines. But others think humans will eventually relinquish most of their abilities and gradually become absorbed into artificial intelligence (AI)-based organisms, much like the energy making machinery in our own cells. [5 Reasons to Fear Robots] Singularity near? In his book "The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology" (Viking, 2005), futurist Ray Kurzweil predicted that computers will be as smart as humans by 2029, and that by 2045, "computers will be billions of times more powerful than unaided human intelligence," Kurzweil wrote in an email to LiveScience. "My estimates have not changed, but the consensus view of AI scientists has been changing to be much closer to my view," Kurzweil wrote. Bill Hibbard, a computer scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, doesn't make quite as bold a prediction, but he's nevertheless confident AI will have human-level intelligence some time in the 21st century. "Even if my most pessimistic guess is true, it means it's going to happen during the lifetime of people who are already born," Hibbard said. But other AI researchers are skeptical. "I don't see any sign that we're close to a singularity," said Ernest Davis, a computer scientist at New York University. While AI can trounce the best chess or Jeopardy player and do other specialized tasks, it's still light-years behind the average 7-year-old in terms of common sense, vision, language and intuition about how the physical world works, Davis said. For instance, because of that physical intuition, humans can watch a person overturn a cup of coffee and just know that the end result will be a puddle on the floor. A computer program, on the other hand, would have to do a laborious simulation and know the exact size of the cup, the height of the cup from the surface and various other parameters to understand the outcome, Davis said. [10 Cool Facts About Coffee] Infinite abilities Once the singularity occurs, people won't necessarily die (they can simply upgrade with cybernetic parts), and they could do just about anything they wanted to — provided it were physically possible and didn't require too much energy, Hibbard said. The past two singularities — the Agricultural and Industrial revolutions — led to a doubling in economic productivity every 1,000 and 15 years, respectively, said Robin Hanson, an economist at George Mason University in Washington, D.C., who is writing a book about the future singularity. But once machines become as smart as men, the economy will double every week or month. This rapid pace of productivity would be possible because the main "actors" in the economy, namely people, could simply be replicated for whatever it costs to copy an intelligent-machine software into another computer. Earth's destruction? That productivity spike may not be a good thing. For one, robots could probably survive apocalyptic scenarios that would wipe out humans. "A society or economy made primarily of robots will not fear destroying nature in the same way that we should fear destroying nature," Hanson said. And others worry that we're barreling toward a future that doesn't take people into account. For instance, self-driving cars could improve safety, but also put millions of truck drivers out of work, Hibbard said. So far, no one is planning for those possibilities. "There are such strong financial incentives in using technology in ways that aren't necessarily in everyone's interest," Hibbard said. "That's going to be a very difficult problem, possibly an unsolvable problem." Human devolution? Some scientists think we are already in the midst of the singularity. Humans have already relinquished many intelligent tasks, such as the ability to write, navigate, memorize facts or do calculations, Joan Slonczewski, a microbiologist at Kenyon college and the author of a science-fiction book called "The Highest Frontier," (Tor Books, 2011). Since Gutenberg invented the printing press, humans have continuously redefined intelligence and transferred those tasks to machines. Now, even tasks considered at the core of humanity, such as caring for the elderly or the sick, are being outsourced to empathetic robots, she said. "The question is, could we evolve ourselves out of existence, being gradually replaced by the machines?" Slonczewski said. "I think that's an open question." In fact, the future of humanity may be similar to that of mitochondria, the energy powerhouses of cells. Mitochondria were once independent organisms, but at some point, an ancestral cell engulfed those primitive bacteria, and over evolutionary history, mitochondria let cells gradually take over all the functions they used to perform, until they only produced energy. "We're becoming like mitochondria. We provide the energy — we turn on the machines," Slonczewski told LiveScience. "But increasingly, they do everything else."K K RAJARAM IRS 9824 On Thu, 8 Aug 2024 at 22:47, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote: > > > -- > *Mar*The Emotional Dynamics of the Biosphere > > > > There are octillions of bacteria in you, enabling you to live. They share > the air you breathe. So all of them must be breathing, smelling, sensing > and interacting with each other to make your cells function. There is > emotional interaction among them. They also govern your hormonal > communication within you. > > Linking them is your ‘you’ as an identity, emotionally interacting with > every other organism of the Biosphere. Soil means the living bacteria and > not some lifeless machinery. There is a gigantic biosphere in the soil > bacteria. They too must be emotionally interacting with each other. > > They create the plant Biosphere, wherein, every grass, plant, tree, > fungus..., lives emotionally. > > All these are the components of the life form, Earth or Bhoodevi or Gaia. > > Emotions create feelings, which are not mechanical. But what we are trying > to do is to convert every organism into a mechanical cog in the mechanized > earth. Here I illustrate an example. > > A bull was specially grown to be very ferocious. Its killer instinct was > maximized by conditioned breeding. It was released into an empty arena. It > will simply charge and kill any and every organism it may find in the arena. > > A Professor from the University of Yale, Dr Jose Delgado, entered the > arena, calmly faced the raging bull. The enraged bull charged. But the > professor switched on a small black box in his hand. The enraged and > charging bull stopped, right in front of the professor, its aggression gone. > > The Professor proved that every organism can be controlled mechanically. > (page 181,The Future of the Mind, by Michio Kaku). > > Now where are we going? In future there will be mechanically controlled > organisms (certainly including the humans) and the other organisms not > controlled mechanically but starving because, they have no free nature to > live by eating and emotionally interacting. > > Robots may control all organisms, of the Biosphere. I may hold a small > machine, and I may have the power to switch on your smile or anger or any > other feeling. The Robots intrude into the very dynamics or the emotional > symbiosis of the Biosphere or into the emotions of Gaia as a whole. > > You can write a story where the husband and the wife each with a machine > in their hands fight with each other to take over the control of the > family. There can be arms race in every family, armed emotional > manipulation of societies, of nations, of the Biosphere and nature as a > whole. > > Thousands of Visvamithras may create rival Trisanku lands. > > YM > > Chat GPT > > "The Emotional Dynamics of the Biosphere" explores the interconnectedness > of life forms on Earth, emphasizing the emotional and non-mechanical > interactions that sustain the balance within the biosphere. The essay > illustrates how bacteria within us, plants, and other organisms are > emotionally linked, creating a vast web of life that functions harmoniously > when left to its natural state. > > > > ### Key Concepts: > > > > 1. **Emotional Interactions in the Biosphere**: > > - The essay posits that life on Earth, from bacteria to plants and > animals, is governed by emotional interactions rather than mechanical > processes. These emotional connections form the foundation of the > biosphere's health and vitality. > > - This idea draws on the Gaia hypothesis, which views Earth as a > self-regulating system where living and non-living components interact to > maintain conditions conducive to life. > > > > 2. **Bacteria and Emotional Dynamics**: > > - Bacteria, as the smallest and most numerous life forms, are presented > as central to these emotional dynamics. They play a crucial role in > maintaining the health of larger organisms, including humans, by > participating in hormonal and sensory communications. > > - The concept aligns with recent scientific understandings of the > Microbiome, where bacteria within the human body are known to influence not > only physical health but also mental and emotional well-being. > > > > 3. **Mechanization vs. Emotional Symbiosis**: > > - The essay warns against the increasing mechanization of life, where > technological interventions could disrupt the natural emotional symbiosis > that sustains the biosphere. The example of Dr. Jose Delgado controlling a > bull's aggression with a remote device symbolizes the potential for > technology to override natural emotional responses. > > - This raises ethical concerns about the future, where mechanical > control could extend to all organisms, including humans, leading to a loss > of autonomy and natural emotional interaction. > > > > 4. **Potential Consequences**: > > - The potential for mechanical control of emotions could lead to > conflicts at personal and societal levels, where individuals or groups > might manipulate emotions for control or power. This could disrupt the > natural harmony of the biosphere and lead to a dystopian future where > emotional manipulation is commonplace. > > - The reference to Visvamitra and Trisanku from Hindu mythology serves > as an allegory for the dangers of human ambition leading to unnatural and > potentially destructive outcomes. > > > > ### Philosophical and Ethical Implications: > > The essay touches on deep philosophical questions about the nature of > life, emotions, and the role of technology in society. It challenges the > Cartesian paradigm that views organisms as machines, advocating instead for > a holistic understanding that recognizes the emotional and spiritual > dimensions of life. The essay calls for a balance between technological > advancement and the preservation of the natural emotional dynamics that > sustain the biosphere. > > > > This reflection on the emotional dynamics of the biosphere underscores the > need for mindfulness in how we interact with and manipulate the natural > world. It encourages a shift towards a more empathetic and emotionally > aware approach to science and technology, one that respects the intricate > web of life that sustains our planet. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZopiAHr2k7XieY74yKyu0b3toK_F6_d_L-5pgCZTwBAvpA%40mail.gmail.com.
