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| Superintelligence: Superintelligence refers to an artificial intelligence (AI) that surpasses human intelligence in aspects like problem-solving, creativity, and social skills. It denotes a hypothetical level of AI. See also Artificial Intelligence, Intelligence, Strong Artificial Intelligence, Human Level AI, Artificial Consciousness, Superhuman, Humans, Capabilities._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Daniel W. Hillis on Superintelligence - Dictionary of Arguments
Brockman I 172 Superintelligence/Hillis: Although we do not always perceive it, hybrid superintelligences such as nation- states and corporations have their own emergent goals. Although they are built by and for humans, they often act like independent intelligent entities, and their actions are not always aligned with the interests of the people who created them. The state is not always for the citizen, nor the company for the shareholder. Nor do not-for-profits, religious orders, or political parties always act in furtherance of their founding principles. Intuitively, we recognize that their actions are guided by internal goals, which is why we personify them, both legally and in our habits of thought. Brockman I 173 The components’ good intentions are not a guarantee of the emergent system’s good behavior. Brockman I 174 It is interesting to consider how the hybrid superintelligences [e.g., companies or nations] currently deal with conflicts among themselves. They are willing, if necessary, to demand great sacrifices of their citizens to enforce their authority, even to the point of sacrificing their citizens’ lives. Brockman I 175 Localization: This geographical division of authority made logical sense when most of the actors were humans who spent their lives within a single nation-state, but now that the actors of importance include geographically distributed hybrid intelligences such as multinational corporations, that logic is less obvious. An artificial intelligence might well exist “in the cloud” rather than at any physical location. Possible scenarios: 1st. Multiple machine intelligences will ultimately be controlled by and allied with, individual nation-state, e.g., American and Chinese super-AIs. In this scenario, the superintelligences become an extension of the state, and vice versa. 2nd Scenario: corporate/AI scenario: (…) companies [like Amazon, Baidu, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, and IBM] all see a business imperative to build artificial intelligences of their own. It is easy to imagine a future in which corporations independently build their own machine intelligences, protected within firewalls preventing the machines from taking advantage of one another’s knowledge. 3rd Scenario: perhaps the one people fear the most, is that artificial intelligences will not be aligned with either humans or hybrid superintelligences but will act solely in their own interests. They might even merge into a single machine superintelligence (…). Brockman I 176 4th scenario: machine intelligences will not be allied with one another but instead will work to further the goals of humanity as a whole. In this optimistic scenario, AI could help us restore the balance of power between the individual and the corporation, between the citizen and the state. Hillis, D. W. “The First Machine Intelligences” in: Brockman, John (ed.) 2019. Twenty-Five Ways of Looking at AI. New York: Penguin Press._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Hillis, Daniel W. Brockman I John Brockman Possible Minds: Twenty-Five Ways of Looking at AI New York 2019 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27