Post by DeNitro on Oct 1, 2016 8:33:06 GMT
True Artificial Intelligence is in today's world a myth. While the primary debates continue over our capability to create a true example, and it's effect on humanity once a functional sentient AI is created. The question of will a sentient AI be humanity's salvation or it's doom seems a almost dismissive issue, lulling us all into thinking there is no immediate concerns. The reason, Sentience is a extremely high level biological ability. Human brains have evolved with emotion as a core part of our memories, our decision making, and survival instincts. The limbic system is a important part of our brain linking to the Autonomic Nervous system in our bodies. It's all biological, chemical, and illogical, and as result a near impossible to predict system that digital electronic computer hardware and software may never be able to mimic. Current era call center software can evaluate the words and vocal tone of a distraught caller and adjust it's answers to sound empathetic, but it will never "feel" any emotion or compassion no matter how long they sob.
Yet, obtaining sentience isn't that safety point so many pretend it is. AI's may pose a real threat long before that level is reached. A very simplistic example being a carpenter ant is not considered a sentient creature, yet once AI's attain that much easier to achieve level of awareness and social interaction a carpenter ant exhibits, could that then be the danger tipping point?
What are your thoughts? I would like to see a rosy future filled with magical and wondrous things such as beneficial AI's. I just hope reality doesn't ruin it for us all.
Yet, obtaining sentience isn't that safety point so many pretend it is. AI's may pose a real threat long before that level is reached. A very simplistic example being a carpenter ant is not considered a sentient creature, yet once AI's attain that much easier to achieve level of awareness and social interaction a carpenter ant exhibits, could that then be the danger tipping point?
What are your thoughts? I would like to see a rosy future filled with magical and wondrous things such as beneficial AI's. I just hope reality doesn't ruin it for us all.
