[ExI] Humans could become robots controlled by AI.

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 04/06/2025 18:44, spike wrote:
> BillK, there will surely be plenty of humans seduced by a vision of
> humanitarian robots running everything, doing all the white collar work,
>   directing humans, who would suddenly be living in peace, working
> together, doing what the software overlord directs, building, making
> progress, etc.
>
> spike

Ever the optimist, spike.

The thing that occurs to me is that humans start co-operating in 
response to an external threat, not in response to peace and plenty.

As soon as the threat is over, people tend to fragment and start arguing 
again.

This suggests that, instead of providing us with an utopia, AI (if it 
cares at all about humans) would provide suitable threats, in order to 
satisfy our primitive psychological needs. And keep the peace.

If anyone has seen 'Red Dwarf', a british comedy-SF TV series, you'll 
understand what I mean. The superintelligent ship-mind keeps 
manufacturing, or finding, crises, hazardous adventures and assorted 
unpleasantness, to keep the one remaining human sane. It realises that 
providing him with a life of leisure, safety and pleasure would destroy him.

-- 
Ben
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