Superhuman AI does not imply human obsolescence

submitted by trident765 from self.nonmorons

Humans are much more intelligent than flies. Does this mean flies are obsolete? No, they have their role.

If robots become more intelligent than humans, then humans can live among them the same way that rats live among humans. Humans are good for rats because humans produce trash which rats can eat. If AI becomes more intelligent in every way than humans, it will invent invent efficient ways of growing food. If a person can grow his own food then he can survive. The land in the universe is unlimited.

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[–]blowininthewind 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

this is similar to saying 'machine does not imply farming livestock obsolescence'

sure it's still used in third world countries. and afaik all those places are trying to get some farming machines.

[–]trident765[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

There are wild varieties of chickens, turkeys, cows and pigs. There is no point in humans trying to put every one of these animals in captivity. Similarly, there would be no reason for robots to invest energy in putting humanity as a whole in captivity.

[–]blowininthewind 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

i mean something like cows plowing land and stuff

yeah i agree the matrix won't come true, simply too inefficient

but life, artificial included, is exponential, resource is constant. what happens then?

[–]trident765[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Resources on earth are limited. But resources are unlimited if you include the rest of the universe. When technology gets to the point that robots take over the earth, there will probably also be technology that allows humans to flee earth and colonize other planets.

[–]blowininthewind 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

sure, i mean one did not even harness earth's energy at this point. all matters can be turned into energy.

but during that process i don't think it's gonna be pretty.

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    [–]Airbus320 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

    Bleh

    [–]fred_red_beans 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    LoL