In the age of Artificial Intelligence and biotechnology, I am asking myself what it is to be human. Diving into more AI learning with Mustafa Suleyman and Nvidia’s Rev Lebaredian, I have launched my search for human essence. This week, I found some clues in chats with friends, and a lovely bunch of strangers up the Pig and Abbot pub.
I (optimistically) think that AI won’t completely render the human race redundant but see it as possibly the catalyst to elevate humans to a higher level of intelligence and consciousness. We will need to raise our game in areas that AI can’t (yet) fathom. The very things that make us feeling, imaginative, intuitive beings. Until AI can inhabit an organic physical body and experience the feelings and intuition of a human then it will inevitably hit a (albeit high) glass ceiling in terms of its knowledge and understanding. Of course with biotech it is probably only a matter of time until AI chips will be implanted into organic human containers, thereby creating beings that are at one with the machine and have the entire knowledge of the human race on tap in an instant. At that point we will no longer be homo sapiens but an entirely new species. The big question here is who will control and own this technology? Human consciousness and experience has far greater scope than we tend to use to simply navigate through day to day life. There is so much that goes on in our subconscious mind for example that remains hidden but is none the less extremely powerful. Then there is the question of what goes on outside our physical bodies on a fundamental metaphysical level?Everything connects to everything. In this respect I love Nikola Tesla’s quote ‘if you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration’. Maybe a quantum super computer somewhere has this down too and has created its own universe as a result? But that’s another topic all together. We’re not there yet - at least not on this planet…
This is such a positive and hopeful outlook, I really love it - let's 'see it as possibly the catalyst to elevate humans to a higher level of intelligence and consciousness. We will need to raise our game in areas that AI can’t (yet) fathom. The very things that make us feeling, imaginative, intuitive beings.' Yes, I am feeling the challenge right now, and that can be a great thing to spur us all on to redefine our uniqueness and explore our untapped creative potential. Such a thought-provoking comment, thank you.
I (optimistically) think that AI won’t completely render the human race redundant but see it as possibly the catalyst to elevate humans to a higher level of intelligence and consciousness. We will need to raise our game in areas that AI can’t (yet) fathom. The very things that make us feeling, imaginative, intuitive beings. Until AI can inhabit an organic physical body and experience the feelings and intuition of a human then it will inevitably hit a (albeit high) glass ceiling in terms of its knowledge and understanding. Of course with biotech it is probably only a matter of time until AI chips will be implanted into organic human containers, thereby creating beings that are at one with the machine and have the entire knowledge of the human race on tap in an instant. At that point we will no longer be homo sapiens but an entirely new species. The big question here is who will control and own this technology? Human consciousness and experience has far greater scope than we tend to use to simply navigate through day to day life. There is so much that goes on in our subconscious mind for example that remains hidden but is none the less extremely powerful. Then there is the question of what goes on outside our physical bodies on a fundamental metaphysical level?Everything connects to everything. In this respect I love Nikola Tesla’s quote ‘if you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration’. Maybe a quantum super computer somewhere has this down too and has created its own universe as a result? But that’s another topic all together. We’re not there yet - at least not on this planet…
This is such a positive and hopeful outlook, I really love it - let's 'see it as possibly the catalyst to elevate humans to a higher level of intelligence and consciousness. We will need to raise our game in areas that AI can’t (yet) fathom. The very things that make us feeling, imaginative, intuitive beings.' Yes, I am feeling the challenge right now, and that can be a great thing to spur us all on to redefine our uniqueness and explore our untapped creative potential. Such a thought-provoking comment, thank you.
Doesn't mean anything. Being human is just a trait. Any meaning is whatever you make up.
Can you say more about this?
It'd probably just dilute and/or muddle it, but you'll have to be specific as to what you're looking for.