the only system I am aware of in which that is possible, as of now, would be my own body… Still, what would be an “improvement to the system performance” is also a matter of conviction, values and goals, or am I not understanding it correctly?
Since you believe that we are going to get an unqualified utopia, or go extinct, with very little probability on “an eternal hellscape”, how do you view people that disagree with you? When I look at both sides of that equation, one part of it can be different probabilities assigned to ‘terribleness’, but another point might a different threshold for where you draw the line at what chances are worth taking.
Because if you get a Pandora’s box, and by choosing to open it you have a 99 % chance of a fantastic life for you and everything else, 0.9% chance of simply perishing, and 0.099… chance of getting terrible torture for you and everything else—statistically speaking it might seem quite safe to open it.
BUT, why would you open a box when there is even the slightest possibility of that outcome? Why not simply let it be? Why not wait till you reach a point where there is 0 chance of an eternal hellscape? And if you aren’t sure that Humanity will reach that point, then is it so weird that people turn Misanthropic? Not because they like hating others, necessarily, but maybe because they completely and totally abhor the constant risk we would be running of things turning to an eternal hellscape; without seeing a way for it to change.
Yes, you can argue that we can create an A.I. that can ‘fix’ that problem—but that is circular reasoning. If an extremely volatile species, in a competitive, hostile environment, are going to ‘solve the problems once and for all’ - History doesn’t really say that we make a great job of it. If we can’t fix our problems Before we create an A.I., it simply shouldn’t be made.
If you believe that Human nature is the problem, then you harp on till others take your concerns seriously, and they are adequately addressed. That, of course, goes both ways. In that sense, to give up or resign isn’t right either. There are many ways to improve or fix a problem, not just one.
Hello again,
the only system I am aware of in which that is possible, as of now, would be my own body… Still, what would be an “improvement to the system performance” is also a matter of conviction, values and goals, or am I not understanding it correctly?
Since you believe that we are going to get an unqualified utopia, or go extinct, with very little probability on “an eternal hellscape”, how do you view people that disagree with you? When I look at both sides of that equation, one part of it can be different probabilities assigned to ‘terribleness’, but another point might a different threshold for where you draw the line at what chances are worth taking.
Because if you get a Pandora’s box, and by choosing to open it you have a 99 % chance of a fantastic life for you and everything else, 0.9% chance of simply perishing, and 0.099… chance of getting terrible torture for you and everything else—statistically speaking it might seem quite safe to open it.
BUT, why would you open a box when there is even the slightest possibility of that outcome? Why not simply let it be? Why not wait till you reach a point where there is 0 chance of an eternal hellscape?
And if you aren’t sure that Humanity will reach that point, then is it so weird that people turn Misanthropic? Not because they like hating others, necessarily, but maybe because they completely and totally abhor the constant risk we would be running of things turning to an eternal hellscape; without seeing a way for it to change.
Yes, you can argue that we can create an A.I. that can ‘fix’ that problem—but that is circular reasoning. If an extremely volatile species, in a competitive, hostile environment, are going to ‘solve the problems once and for all’ - History doesn’t really say that we make a great job of it.
If we can’t fix our problems Before we create an A.I., it simply shouldn’t be made.
If you believe that Human nature is the problem, then you harp on till others take your concerns seriously, and they are adequately addressed. That, of course, goes both ways. In that sense, to give up or resign isn’t right either. There are many ways to improve or fix a problem, not just one.
Caerulea-Lawrence