Most Aliens May Be Artificial Intelligence, Not Life as We Know It
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Most Aliens May Be Artificial Intelligence, Not Life as We Know It
could just as well stand for “alien intelligence.” We have no certainty we’ll contact extraterrestrial beings from one of the billion earthlike planets in the sky in the next 200 years, but we have almost 100 percent certainty that we’ll manufacture an alien intelligence by then.
Kevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
It's becoming increasingly evident that in many circles, AI is not perceived as merely a technology, but as "something else" entirely. This misconception is exemplified by the recurring debate: "Humans vs AI." To illustrate the absurdity of this framing, let's replace "AI" with "technology":
"Humans vs Technology"
This reframing immediately highl... See more
Try as we might to imagine alien animals, what we’re really doing is finding another way to understand life here on Earth.
Jaime Green • The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos
