Tom

To answer your question Unseen, I did create an ethics and humanism forum which cover all of the philosophy related questions I have asked so far…but it wouldn’t hurt to have one. By all means create one.

Simon, I do not know why you keep making claims about Philosophy without actually familiarising yourself with the subject. It is absolutely beyond my comprehension how someone feels compelled to comment to such an extent on a theme they know, and make little effort, to know more about.

In the Leuven philosophy library the…[Read more]

Yes Enco, not taking precautions ahead of time with AI development is totally wise. What could possibly go wrong? Brilliant minds such as Stephen Hawkins have warned humanity about this…but what do they know?

Simon, I said “your definition” of thriving, not the actual one.

I don’t think you fully got what I was trying to say about violence. Some of it is absolutely pointless, meaningless that defies even comprehension. It is outside power structures or simple explanations. This must be considered when theorising about human cruelty (especially…[Read more]

Ultimately Simon…your second and third point are virtually the same. Your definition of thriving has become almost replaceable with “adaption and fitness” that the two are barely distinguishable.

Why people take pleasures in cruelty is insanely complex and requires more than just three categories that very broadly describe human nature. Just…[Read more]

No. If you are talking about a common ancestor…every single King and Queen have one single ancestor. So…by your very strange and completely arbitrary definition…there is only one house.

Current royal houses in Europe:

• United Kingdom
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Norway
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Luxembourg
• Spain

(Russia is not included)

I am fully aware, and I have said multiple times now that the human brain functions very differently to a computer. I still do not see why it cannot eventually be reproduced (or an equivalent or even better one) through circuitry. We do not even need to fully understand the brain to create artificial intelligence in a digital medium. Again, we…[Read more]

I am aware that the brain functions very differently to computers. I still do not see how they could not eventually be mapped out using different materials and or improved upon (or something far more complex developed in a much more rapid way). It took only a decade to develop a go program to beat a human master. That is 10 years to beat what took…[Read more]

What Jake said. Intelligence is already a difficult term to deal with, wisdom is far more nebulous and I would say unconstructive in this kind of conversation. I don’t know if AI could develop human wisdom. I don’t see why they couldn’t develop their own relative AI wisdom. If it was simply a case of realising their goals (which is what humans do…[Read more]

Robert, our brains are just meat computers. They work in a different way but I see no reason why the human mind cannot eventually be mapped out via circuitry and even improved upon.

I do not have the answer unseen, however obviously if a computer can become far more complex and draw on far more computing powers and networks and greater resources and have an absolute memory and crunch far more data than we can and even utilise forms of intelligence we could never achieve without some sort of enhancement or surgery then it is…[Read more]

I would argue that the absolute greatest of care must be taken when developing artificial intelligence. A machine with the potential to develop intelligence exponentially greater than our own, with autonomy and a capacity to have its own goals and distinct interest to our own, could easily have a great incentive to sabotage us and/or control us…[Read more]

There are numerous moments in evolution which are just as meaningful as the emergence of self-awareness amongst humans including simple awareness of one’s environment at all. Every trait in the animal kingdom such as:

hive behaviour

awareness of environment

parents fostering their young

adaptions of deception

emotion

pain

free-will

can be…[Read more]

Okay. So I officially close the door on this conversation then. There is zero chance it can go anywhere productive. Michael, your ideas sound more incomprehensible and slightly unhinged every time you visit.

I know I said I wouldn’t respond to anything else, but this is too hard to resist.

Am I to understand it then Michael that you went back in time to Israel to meet the first Christians?

Michael, I cannot make any sense out of this until I have a clear grasp of:

What specific documents you use as the basis of your so called “true Christianity”. I will only discuss this further if you specifically name the documents. If it includes biblical books, please tell me which ones you do not include that are in the catholic cannon and…[Read more]

Michael I cannot make any sense out of what you just said. It is word soup. Please provide a clear, legible, comprehensible explanation.

No Michael. I’m not reading any more of your stupid links. They ALWAYS lead to easily refutable nonsense. Being a member here does not oblige you to read anything, let alone something by a user with a history of posting garbage.

Having said that…I am quite interested by your comment on “true Christianity”.

What is true Christianity?

Please be…[Read more]

Indeed Jake. Enco, your drive to write a narrative that hypersimplifies things that supports your own world view and makes your own homeland seem valiant while disparaging others is incredible. You criticise Russians for blindly supporting their leader who makes questionable war time decisions while ignoring the fact that Americans overwhelmingly…[Read more]