Speakpigeon
Valued Senior Member
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It seems plausible, if not rather likely, that one day humans will be able to build machines more intelligent than themselves. This would likely have all sorts of consequences, some of them good, some of them bad, for humanity as a whole or for some, possibly many, individuals. However, assuming we could do it, either we would do it or we wouldn't. Further, once someone discovers how to do it, it becomes very difficult not to do it. Governments will want to do it, the military will want to do it, business will want to do it, and many people individually will be minded to do it, making the outcome almost inevitable that we will build machines more intelligent than human beings.
So, the question is, would you be in favour of building such machines or not?
And what would be your argument for or against, if you have one?
EB
It seems plausible, if not rather likely, that one day humans will be able to build machines more intelligent than themselves. This would likely have all sorts of consequences, some of them good, some of them bad, for humanity as a whole or for some, possibly many, individuals. However, assuming we could do it, either we would do it or we wouldn't. Further, once someone discovers how to do it, it becomes very difficult not to do it. Governments will want to do it, the military will want to do it, business will want to do it, and many people individually will be minded to do it, making the outcome almost inevitable that we will build machines more intelligent than human beings.
So, the question is, would you be in favour of building such machines or not?
And what would be your argument for or against, if you have one?
EB