An approach to recognizing consciousness.

[gwand]

In preparation for seeing the new Frankenstein movie I am reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The novel made me think of the creation of AI. At its core, Frankenstein is a cautionary tale about the limits of human ambition and the moral obligations of creators towards their creations. Unchecked scientific advancement is extremely dangerous. AI may seem innocent enough in its infancy but as the technology advances and quantum computing becomes on line, a monster may emerge.

 

[GaryE]

@gwand - we're going full nerd here, but I live with a woman who taught a course on Frankenstein, and Mary Shelley is a household goddess here. It is cautionary, with one even more disturbing edge. Victor Frankenstein wasn't in it for the money. There was no overriding commercial interest in promoting the building of unfortunate creatures. Victor liked playing at having powers traditional gods have, but he didn't have investors to satisfy.
AI has many aspects, and not all of them are as constructive as the egotistical doctor thought his work was. This may be the first time we've had an industrial revolution in the intellectual trades, and a lot of minds are going to be out of work from it soon enough. It allows for massive savings in human costs, for companies. The human cost to societies is another issue.
And so, it's unstoppable.
We look at it as a scientific issue, but it is very much business now. Look at how deeply stock exchanges are in on AI.

 

[gwand]

@gwand - we're going full nerd here, but I live with a woman who taught a course on Frankenstein, and Mary Shelley is a household goddess here. It is cautionary, with one even more disturbing edge. Victor Frankenstein wasn't in it for the money. There was no overriding commercial interest in promoting the building of unfortunate creatures. Victor liked playing at having powers traditional gods have, but he didn't have investors to satisfy.
AI has many aspects, and not all of them are as constructive as the egotistical doctor thought his work was. This may be the first time we've had an industrial revolution in the intellectual trades, and a lot of minds are going to be out of work from it soon enough. It allows for massive savings in human costs, for companies. The human cost to societies is another issue.
And so, it's unstoppable.
We look at it as a scientific issue, but it is very much business now. Look at how deeply stock exchanges are in on AI.

Coincidentally my cousin, who lives close by, did her senior English thesis on Shelley’s Frankenstein.