<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, 31 Jan 2025 at 02:37, Stuart LaForge via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> I asked ChatGPT "What skills will still remain of societal value to<br>> humans in a world with AI?"<br>><br>> Summary:<br>> it put critical thinking 3rd in the list of skills most valuable to<br>> human society in the age of AI behind "creative thinking" in 2nd place,<br>> and "empathy and emotional intelligence" in 1st.<br>><br>> I followed up with, "What skills might a human have that would make them<br>> valuable to AI?"<br>><br>> It gave an interesting list, that while it did not mention critical<br>> thinking included things like ethics, training, and numerous other<br>> things that I found quite informative. The interesting thing was that<br>> the when I asked to prioritize the list in order of importance, it<br>> changed the order of a few items. Then when I asked it to prioritize the<br>> list of skills that would be important to human society, it ranked it<br>> really low. When questioned as to why it prioritized so low, it changed<br>> its mind and ranked it 2nd in importance behind emotional intelligence<br>> and empathy.<br>><br>> Thanks for the bonus points. :) Incidentally, current iterations of AI<br>> are so smarmy that I don't understand how anybody could trust it over<br>> their own critical thinking skills. It will tell you what you want to<br>> hear, and you can already do that yourself. Especially if you don't have<br>> critical thinking skills.<br>><br>> Stuart LaForge<br>> _______________________________________________<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Well done! :)</div><div><br></div><div>I tried asking similar questions to the new DeepThink version of DeepSeek (R1)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> that has got folk excited.</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The answers were similar, but DeepThink seemed better to me.</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">For example, it added that AGI would value the human attributes of </span>Play, Humor, and Irreverence<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">.</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">See short conclusions quote below.</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">BillK <br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><div><h3><b>Why AGI Would Value These Skills</b></h3><ul><li><p><b>Complementarity</b>: Humans fill gaps in AGI’s capabilities (e.g., ethics, creativity, empathy).</p></li><li><p><b>Inspiration</b>: Human intuition and randomness can spark AGI’s problem-solving.</p></li><li><p><b>Governance</b>: Humans ensure AGI remains aligned with human flourishing.</p></li><li><p><b>Legacy</b>: Humans provide cultural and historical continuity, helping AGI understand its role in a human-centric world.</p></li></ul><hr><h3><b>The Symbiotic Relationship</b></h3><p>The most valuable humans would be those who:</p><ol start="1"><li><p><b>Collaborate</b> with AGI as co-creators (e.g., artists using AGI tools to amplify their vision).</p></li><li><p><b>Challenge</b> AGI with ethical dilemmas or "unanswerable" questions.</p></li><li><p><b>Curate</b> AGI’s outputs for cultural relevance (e.g., editors, teachers, community leaders).</p></li></ol><p>In essence, humans wouldn’t just be valuable <i>despite</i> AGI—they’d be essential <b>because</b> of AGI, serving as its conscience, muse, and bridge to humanity.</p><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">--------------------------</span></p></div></div></div>
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