https://futurism.com/the-byte/mathematicians-think-universe-conscious
Some mathematicians seem to think they are closer to finding out.
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Category: Superintelligence
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqg9a/mathematicians-are-studying-planet-sized-quantum-computers-with-god-like-powers
Quantum computers can solve infinite problems.
“And the computers that one day use quantum physics, verifying impossible problems over immeasurable distances, might seem to us more like gods.”
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Omniviolence
http://nautil.us blog/omniviolence-is-coming-and-the-world-isnt-ready
“Civilization is an experiment. We may not get the results we’re expecting. So humanity would do well to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.”
TLDR: The basic idea of the article is that it’s becoming increasingly easy for a handful of people to cause violence on a mass scale. They give an example of cheap micro-drones capable of delivering just enough explosive to punch through plate steel.. or someone’s skull. If you combine that with some basic AI they can be programming to hunt and kill people pretty easily. A few people could fill a truck with these and unleash chaos. Governments could quickly be over run if groups starting using this technology. The solutions include mass surveillance.. which is also becoming economical and easy through cheap production of cameras and AI. Or, we could develop a superintelligence to protect us.. from ourselves..
And of course, Nick Bostrom is quoted in this article..
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What’s outside the simulation?
If Elon Musk could ask a superintelligent AI one question.. it would be “What’s outside our simulation?”.
A few thoughts on this..
- How would this AI know? If we can’t figure it out.. why could they? It would just be another bit of software stuck inside the simulation. What new information would they bring to the table and where would they get it from?
- It’s only until very recent human history that people ceased to believe in the “outside” of our reality. It’s one of the old human beliefs.. “pre-historic” humans were buried with their stuff so they would have it when they get “outside” of our reality. Apparently, we are back to believing in an reality outside of our own.
- When someone claimed to have come from the outside showed up, humans “killed” him, and then he showed up again. A good percentage of humanity still believes this (and will soon celebrate the occasion (Easter)). Maybe this belief just needs to be reframed for Elon in a way he can understand? If this happened today.. and this being from the outside said you need to submit to their will (forgetting the whole “love” part).. wouldn’t we kill them as well? Elon has said before that he doesn’t want to answer to any superintelligence.. but also seems resigned to the fact that we probably won’t have any choice. I don’t think we do, so it’s probably better to submit yourself to the outsider that genuinely seems to care about humanity.. rather then trying to build one in our image.
“The click beetles in my backyard don’t notice that they’re surrounded by intelligent beings — namely my neighbors and me,” Shostak said, “but we’re here, nonetheless.”
TL;DR: We are not alone, we just can’t perceive the super intelligent beings around us, just like bugs in the backyard can’t perceive us.
https://www.fastcompany.com/40485668/elon-musk-is-worried-about-people-who-talk-of-ai-gods
Musk prefers to make super humans as opposed to deities. He wants to make sure humans stay on the throne.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4319436/Singularity-create-super-humans-Google-expert-claims.html
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/yuval-harari-tech-is-the-new-religion/