Philosopher Nick Bostrom's predictions on life in an AI utopia
Homo Deus - Yuval Harari
Benthem- pleasure and pain dictate everything we do
Biochemical pursuit of happiness- develop products and treatments for unending stream of pleasant sensations
Buddha- pursuit of pleasant sensations is the root of suffering. We can train our minds to observe all sensations as they arise and pass. When the mind can see our se... See more
Benthem- pleasure and pain dictate everything we do
Biochemical pursuit of happiness- develop products and treatments for unending stream of pleasant sensations
Buddha- pursuit of pleasant sensations is the root of suffering. We can train our minds to observe all sensations as they arise and pass. When the mind can see our se... See more
So if humans are needed neither as producers nor as consumers, what will safeguard their physical survival and their psychological well-being?
Yuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Only the future can tell. But we need to mend our ways. Otherwise, nihilism will win and we will deconstruct ourselves into oblivion. Maybe this is will be the million dollar question of the next century. What do we do, when we do not have to do anything?
refinement | llct
Steve Omohundro, a computer scientist and physicist who specializes in how artificial intelligence will affect society, outlined the three basic drives most intelligent beings – which includes us as much as it does AI – will follow to achieve goals. The first of these is self-preservation. This is simple to understand. In order to achieve a goal, o
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