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ReConsider · August 17 · 51 min

[2.7] A Primate Contemplates Superintelligence

Over time, we have been able to cognize in totally novel ways. We have been able to teach these novel cognitions to our fellow humans. We can teach some of them to other great apes. We can teach dogs some language and concepts. We can't teach anything to rats. Today, your favorite podcasting primate contemplates what superintelligent AI could look like or mean. How can we relate to something that is 2x, 5x, 100x smarter than we are? How will it relate to us? SOURCES: Leslie, Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It (2014) Terrace, Nim Chimpsky research (Columbia, 1970s) McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary (2009) Jaspers, The Origin and Goal of History (1949) Luria, Cognitive Development: Its Cultural and Social Foundations (Harvard University Press, 1976) Flynn & Weiss (2007) McGinn, "Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem?", Mind 98 (1989) Nagel, "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" (1974) Good, "Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine," Advances in Computers vol. 6 (1965) Vinge, "The Coming Technological Singularity" (1993) Bostrom, Superintelligence (2014) Urban, "The AI Revolution" (Wait But Why, 2015) Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep (1992) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Over time, we have been able to cognize in totally novel ways. We have been able to teach these novel cognitions to our fellow humans. We can teach some of them to other great apes. We can teach dogs some language and concepts. We can't teach anything to rats.


Today, your favorite podcasting primate contemplates what superintelligent AI could look like or mean. How can we relate to something that is 2x, 5x, 100x smarter than we are? How will it relate to us?


SOURCES:


  • Leslie, Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It (2014)
  • Terrace, Nim Chimpsky research (Columbia, 1970s)
  • McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary (2009) 
  • Jaspers, The Origin and Goal of History (1949) 
  • Luria, Cognitive Development: Its Cultural and Social Foundations (Harvard University Press, 1976)
  • Flynn & Weiss (2007) 
  • McGinn, "Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem?", Mind 98 (1989) 
  • Nagel, "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" (1974)
  • Good, "Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine," Advances in Computers vol. 6 (1965) 
  • Vinge, "The Coming Technological Singularity" (1993) 
  • Bostrom, Superintelligence (2014) 
  • Urban, "The AI Revolution" (Wait But Why, 2015) 
  • Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep (1992)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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