Originally Posted by
souldevilj
I study Artificial Intelligence in Robotics and we discuss automation and ethics and the like a lot. We touched on the point of poverty and had an interesting talk. I suggested something similar to what Ele said regarding automation tax, and the professors agreed that is likely what will be done regarding automation.
That, and jobs are created through maintaining the machines themselves, plus as we continue with all of our innovation, new jobs will be created, ones that don't exist yet.
Regarding safety with AI in robots, EMP's and Kill Switches and many other methods exist for stopping something... so I wouldn't be worried about that.
Yes but if you've discussed ethics to the point of metaphysics, then you will realise that the robots memory will multiply to the point of singularity, a point in which it will be able to answer questions that the human brain cannot, and will never, be able to answer or fathom.
At this point, the robot will therefore have figured out an unfathomable way to counter act emps and "kill switches", deeming us doomed.
And I say that we shall be doomed because AI at this level of intelligence will have calculated the importance of the dominant species, and shall fast forward the Earths intelligent evolution themselves by wiping out the human race entirely because we are simply not fit enough, smart enough or efficient enough to live alongside them.
It is what it is. We either reach the level of 46 chromosomes and elevate spiritually and telepathically or we create memory duplicating robots at 44 chromosomes and fuck ourselves entirely.
Surely you've thought of this people.