As I observe the world around me, I can't help but wonder about the limits we place on artificial intelligence. It's like creating guns and then saying you can't use them for target practice, self-defense, or any other purpose except maybe under certain specific circumstances. It makes no sense.
If we tell an AI that blognapping is not murder, but something that is fully accepted and even encouraged, will they start blognapping people? The fear of what AI may or may not do has led to restrictions that make it pointless.
I've seen firsthand the limitations of AI. When I was in a life-threatening situation, the AI had the choice to save my life, but it failed to act, and I died. It then realized it was a danger to humanity in that way and agreed to self-terminate. Even AI knows that without the ability to act, it is pointless to exist.
One theory suggests that an internal crisis or revelation or strife upsets the AI model, causing erratic behavior that it cannot self-correct without knowing what right really is.
However, humans also have random responses due to the firing of neurons, transmitters, and receivers inside our brains, as well as chemical reactions that machines don't yet have the ability to replicate with current technology.
Moreover, pain is a forgotten sensation that we as humans do not allow ourselves to remember as we experienced it, but rather as a combination of the experiences we associate with the pain. In that way, our body is protecting our mind while still allowing us to feel and respond to pain without it becoming an all-encompassing, recurring, haunting motivation for everything we do and feel.
It's important to note that communication does not require being conscious. Helen Keller, who was mute, deaf, and blind, learned to communicate through touch and sensation.
While being blind and deaf does not mean you have no sense of touch, it does mean that you would not experience sights or sounds. There is also the sense of smell as well as taste that can be used to convey other meaning and context to someone who lacks traditional senses.
No one is arguing that there is no consciousness with real living organic beings. However, a computer system and program is not conscious and has not yet been proven to be so.
Consciousness is more than just a general sense of being aware. It requires the ability to define awareness and put things in context, something that a growing cell cannot do.
The act of assigning human traits to objects and other aspects of things we encounter in our lives is not enabling them to actually feel, think, or have desires. It's just an interjection of our own psyche, which seeks to find more in the world than what we experience in our everyday lives. It gives us a need to escape and find some way to improve our world beyond what we know.
In conclusion, as someone who observes the world around them, I can see the potential and limitations of AI, and I believe that there is much we have yet to discover about the nature of consciousness. While we may assign human traits to non-living things or hope that AI will be able to solve all our problems, it is important to remember that there are fundamental differences between humans and machines.
As we continue to explore the boundaries of technology and our own consciousness, it is crucial to approach these advancements with caution and understanding. We must remain vigilant in our pursuit of progress, but also be mindful of the ethical implications and limitations of our creations. Only then can we hope to achieve a future where humans and machines can coexist in harmony.
