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Is AI inevitable for humanity? (bsky.app)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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People love to hate AI, but I think it's one of the most human inventions ever. The majority of my internal human experience already runs on autopilot.

The life-critical tasks have been outsourced to various biological systems.

My heart beats 24/7 without conscious effort, thanks to the cardiovascular system. Digestion? Handled seamlessly by another system. Breathing? Autopilot. I don’t have to remind myself to inhale and exhale. It just happens.

Even many of my own thoughts seem to appear out of nowhere—emerging from my subconscious or triggered by something around me.

Is it any wonder that, in one way or another, all human technologies strive to replicate this internal 'automation' in the external world?

To me, it’s a beautiful—if ultimately futile—attempt to harmonize our inner and outer realities.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, I also love infrastructure, but current AI is not remotely reliable enough to be called automation of thinking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You're absolutely right, I don't definitely don't think that we are there!

Although I do believe that humanity has always trended this way—starting with sitting on rocks, then shaping trees to fit the contours of our physical bodies as chairs. Now, we're trying to shape abstract knowledge and "thoughts" to fit the contours of our individual minds for similar reasons.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Nah.

A proper AGI outcompetes humanity big time.

Do you see any other hominids around? I am but a layperson, but AFAIK, a matter-manipulating AGI would shrink our niche.

I don't think humanity is able to halt this evolution.

This mustn't be a bad thing. Maybe we get reservates.