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From sociologist Steve Fuller, who has studied ID, at Telegraph:

Stephen Hawking summed up the thinking of many of the researchers and funders behind artificial intelligence this week when he launched the new Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at Cambridge by claiming that AI is “either the best or worst thing to happen to humanity.”

Fuller argues for a different approach, making Hawking himself his example:

Indeed, we would do better to start with Stephen Hawking himself, universally acknowledged as the one of the great intellects of our times. Near the start of his illustrious career in physics forty years ago he began to suffer from motor neurone disease, which eventually rendered him quadriplegic. The word “cyborg” probably best captures Hawking’s current state of being, since his capacity for intellectual expression is made possible by machines which allow his deteriorating nerves to communicate with computerised interfaces.

Hawking – not the Terminator – is the likely face of tomorrow’s AI. Of course, we won’t all acquire Hawking’s level of intelligence, nor is it safe to say no risks will be involved. Rather, we should move away from Asimov’s “us vs. them” mentality. No matter the hardware and software needed to keep Hawking functional, we treat him as one of “us”. In the not too distant future, we may be faced with a full spectrum of people who to varying degrees are “enhanced” by AI devices. More.

Of course, in one sene, humans have been cyborg ever since false teeth, ear trumpets, and glasses were invented.

But all of this speculation leaves out the rapid growth of euthanasia across the developed world. Which will sharply reduce the perceived need for assistive devices.

See also: Steve Fuller’s Dissent over Descent

and

Child euthanasia centre soon to open in the Netherlands

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Dean_from_Ohio @3: Would you mind explaining what you meant in your one-line comment? Thank you.Dionisio
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[...] claiming that AI is “either the best or worst thing to happen to humanity.”
At the doorway of the shimmering light he had seen from the dark desert highway he thought to himself that could be heaven or hell. It turned out the latter. Getting in was his biggest mistake, because later he was told that he could never leave.Dionisio
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#1 addendum 002 Here's the version in Spanish:
Venecia Sin Ti Charles Aznavour Qué profunda emoción Recordar el ayer Cuando todo en Venecia Me hablaba de amor Ante mi soledad En el atardecer Tu lejano recuerdo me viene a buscar Qué callada quietud Qué tristeza sin fin Qué distinta Venecia si me faltas tu! Una góndola va Cobijando un amor El que yo te entregué dime tú dónde está. Qué tristeza hay en ti No pareces igual Eres otra Venecia Más fría y más gris El sereno canal De romántica luz Ya no tiene el encanto que hacía soñar Qué callada quietud Qué tristeza sin fin Qué distinta Venecia si me faltas tú. Ni la luna al pasar Tiene el mismo fulgor Qué triste y sola está Venecia sin tu amor Como sufro al pensar Que en Venecia murió El amor que jurabas Eterno guardar Sólo queda un adiós Que no puedo olvidar Hoy Venecia sin ti Qué triste y sola está
Additional questions: Could a super AI interpret the above quoted text? Yes, no, maybe? Why? How?Dionisio
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#1 addendum 001 Here's the lyrics for the Italian* version posted @1:
Com’è triste Venezia Charles Aznavour - F. Dorin Com’è triste Venezia Soltanto un anno dopo Com’è triste Venezia Se non si ama più Si cercano parole che nessuno dirà E si vorrebbe piangere Ma ormai non si può più Com’è triste Venezia Se nella barca c’è Soltanto un gondoliere Che guarda verso te E non ti chiede niente Perché negli occhi tuoi E nella mente tua C’è soltanto lei Com’è triste Venezia Soltanto un anno dopo Com’è triste Venezia Se non si ama più I musei e le chiese Si aprono per noi Ma non lo sanno Che ormai tu non ci sei Troppo triste Venezia Di sera la laguna Se si cerca una mano Che non si trova più Si fa dell’ironia Davanti a quella luna Che un dì ti ha vista mia E non ti vede più Addio gabbiani in volo Che un giorno salutaste Due punti neri al suolo Addio anche da lei Com’è triste Venezia Soltanto un anno dopo Com’è triste Venezia Se non si ama più
Additional questions: Would a super AI stuff be able to compose a song like that? Could it sing it like Aznavour? Yes, no, maybe? Why? How? (*) gpuccio may correct any errors in the above quoted text.Dionisio
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Would it be ever possible for a super AI 'whatever' (strong AI, AGI, etc?) to see the same place so different on two separate occasions, as it's described in this song? https://www.youtube.com/embed/aMQ6GyUs-fc Yes, no, maybe? Why? How? What is different in the big picture? Please, note that at the same time other folks in that same scenario are receiving different perceptions of that same view. Please, stick to the scenario and conditions described in the context of this song. Note this is the Italian version of the song. The original version is in French. I'm more familiar with the version in Spanish.Dionisio
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