AI and the singularity

[JoeyJoeJoeJr]

Many people may not realize it now, but the singularity is going to be the single most important thing that has ever happened in human history and will define our future in ways that we can't even imagine. This is going to happen in our lifetime, and not only is it going to happen in our lifetime, but it's approaching rapidly. Some AI experts predict it could happen as soon as 2026/2027 on the current trajectory. People have not really begun to wrap their heads around what this will look like, as many of us are used to the traditional scaling of technology, which has increased dramatically in the past 100 years, but is nothing compared to advances we will get with AI.

For those who don't understand why the singularity is important, let me briefly explain. Advances in AI and computing power will allow us to create a super intelligent autonomous AGI that will be able to learn on its own without humans, replicate, and it will be many times smarter than the smartest human who ever lived. Imagine an artificial intelligence a million times smarter than the smartest human, that can solve the most complex problems in our society in seconds. Biology can be completely transformed, cures for cancer, any type of disease, life extension technology. This all becomes possible really quickly with advanced AGI. Not only can it advance us in biology, but it can be used to advance us in all fields of science. Now imagine a machine spitting out 10 Nobel prize winning ideas every second, and how fast that would transform society and the world as we know it. The AI will be able to eventually write its own code and upgrade itself as well, it will not need humans for anything.

This is basically what is coming, an intelligence so advanced that we can't predict what will happen once it arrives, the singularity. Nobody can really picture or try to understand what kind of advances an intelligence so vastly superior to ours could implement. The doomsday scenario is that the AI could enslave us with its superior intelligence, a worst-case scenario.

The best-case scenario is the rapid advancement of technology and science to levels we can't even comprehend, that we use to solve our problems and build a utopia for all.

This is almost here, and nobody except a very small portion of people actually understand the implications of this and how life altering it will be for everyone.

Is this something you guys think about?
Thoughts?

 

[Bathwater]

Yeah that’s cool man, but what does this have to do with your imaginary girlfriend?

 

[JoeyJoeJoeJr]

Yeah that’s cool man, but what does this have to do with your imaginary girlfriend?

I assure you she is real, and her tits are wonderful.

 

[Bathwater]

I assure you she is real, and her tits are wonderful.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

Iono fam mi chatgbt cyaan even stay consistent on di man vs gorilla debate

one convo seh Eddie Hall Brian Shaw an Prime Mike Tyson all yuh need

anuddah one seh di leanest is like 10 strong men pon rotation Gordon Ryan an' like 10dps plus tim Kennedy fi battle strats might be a few more generations honestly

 

[chardog]

Imagine they all get remotely controlled all at once, a crazy takeover can happen

 

[Daverisimo]

Whether or not AGI is even possible is an open question. Any claim that it's coming in the near future should be taken with the largest grain of salt possible.

At any rate, all these weirdo AI cultists deserve nothing but mockery, especially when they start talking about Rocco's Bassilisk or whatever (ie. imagine a boot so big we must start licking it just in case it exists someday).

 

[lsa]

Hows the landlady treating you?

 

[Khaosan]

Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

 

[Osculater]

Imagine they all get remotely controlled all at once, a crazy takeover can happen

Rage of the machine

 

[-Magua-]

Hows the landlady treating you?

Unlimited microwave use once merges into collective singularity.

 

[Luffy]

Many people may not realize it now, but the singularity is going to be the single most important thing that has ever happened in human history and will define our future in ways that we can't even imagine. This is going to happen in our lifetime, and not only is it going to happen in our lifetime, but it's approaching rapidly. Some AI experts predict it could happen as soon as 2026/2027 on the current trajectory. People have not really begun to wrap their heads around what this will look like, as many of us are used to the traditional scaling of technology, which has increased dramatically in the past 100 years, but is nothing compared to advances we will get with AI.

For those who don't understand why the singularity is important, let me briefly explain. Advances in AI and computing power will allow us to create a super intelligent autonomous AGI that will be able to learn on its own without humans, replicate, and it will be many times smarter than the smartest human who ever lived. Imagine an artificial intelligence a million times smarter than the smartest human, that can solve the most complex problems in our society in seconds. Biology can be completely transformed, cures for cancer, any type of disease, life extension technology. This all becomes possible really quickly with advanced AGI. Not only can it advance us in biology, but it can be used to advance us in all fields of science. Now imagine a machine spitting out 10 Nobel prize winning ideas every second, and how fast that would transform society and the world as we know it. The AI will be able to eventually write its own code and upgrade itself as well, it will not need humans for anything.

This is basically what is coming, an intelligence so advanced that we can't predict what will happen once it arrives, the singularity. Nobody can really picture or try to understand what kind of advances an intelligence so vastly superior to ours could implement. The doomsday scenario is that the AI could enslave us with its superior intelligence, a worst-case scenario.

The best-case scenario is the rapid advancement of technology and science to levels we can't even comprehend, that we use to solve our problems and build a utopia for all.

This is almost here, and nobody except a very small portion of people actually understand the implications of this and how life altering it will be for everyone.

Is this something you guys think about?
Thoughts?

Yes, it's a big issue. Even more because I really liked your post, but I wonder whether you used an AI to write it... Which sucks because every well structured and big post will get ppl to suspect it's AI.

So, to this loss of singularity I'd say a good thing that it may led to is maybe ppl starting to value irl interaction more over online ones, which btw in most cases is nicer, and real, there's a real warmth to it. That would stop the increase of ppl feeling lonely and more depressed or dopamine addicted which is I imagine in peak record nowadays sadly, and I am also getting sucked into this cycle that seems to suck in... like addiction. But it's tough cuz it's an inertia state, so to break it, it would need an initiative, but many ppl may feel lonely, depressed and know that's one big reason dormir but not have either the energy to try to fight through it or it end up being meaningless when most ppl stay in this inertia .... It's rough, it's an unique time, but I think economy profiting from this social media higher consumption has always a powerful way to keep this inertia state....

 

[italiamusica]

For starters, fuck AI. It has a lot of great tools and possibilities, but the art/entertainment fields are being overrun with AI. I thought AI was meant to free us from work to do creative stuff, instead AI is doing all the "creative" stuff and we're stuck as cogs in the machine? Pretty fucked.

Also, I think this is a horrible idea. "Imagine an artificial intelligence a million times smarter than the smartest human, that can solve the most complex problems in our society in seconds." So it will find every single flaw in its system and exploit it within milliseconds, and then soon we'll have no control over it. Why does everyone think AI is going to be nice? Literally every sci-fi movie is like, "AI must save the earth, humans are a problem for earth, AI must kill humans."

 

[Ara tech]

Right now singularity is more part of fiction than reality.

We will need at least another 50/70 years of AI racing between superpowers. It's not for now.

 

[William Huggins]

Imagine they all get remotely controlled all at once, a crazy takeover can happen

I think it's going to be more calculated than crazy.........

 

[William Huggins]

Yes, it's a big issue. Even more because I really liked your post, but I wonder whether you used an AI to write it... Which sucks because every well structured and big post will get ppl to suspect it's AI.

So, to this loss of singularity I'd say a good thing that it may led to is maybe ppl starting to value irl interaction more over online ones, which btw in most cases is nicer, and real, there's a real warmth to it. That would stop the increase of ppl feeling lonely and more depressed or dopamine addicted which is I imagine in peak record nowadays sadly, and I am also getting sucked into this cycle that seems to suck in... like addiction. But it's tough cuz it's an inertia state, so to break it, it would need an initiative, but many ppl may feel lonely, depressed and know that's one big reason dormir but not have either the energy to try to fight through it or it end up being meaningless when most ppl stay in this inertia .... It's rough, it's an unique time, but I think economy profiting from this social media higher consumption has always a powerful way to keep this inertia state....

So it's like something you warm your hands on, I've had central heating in every property I've lived in...... Not sure if it's that much of a breakthrough?

 

[Luffy]

For starters, fuck AI. It has a lot of great tools and possibilities, but the art/entertainment fields are being overrun with AI. I thought AI was meant to free us from work to do creative stuff, instead AI is doing all the "creative" stuff and we're stuck as cogs in the machine? Pretty fucked.

Also, I think this is a horrible idea. "Imagine an artificial intelligence a million times smarter than the smartest human, that can solve the most complex problems in our society in seconds." So it will find every single flaw in its system and exploit it within milliseconds, and then soon we'll have no control over it. Why does everyone think AI is going to be nice? Literally every sci-fi movie is like, "AI must save the earth, humans are a problem for earth, AI must kill humans."

100% agreed!!!

 

[Luffy]

So it's like something you warm your hands on, I've had central heating in every property I've lived in...... Not sure if it's that much of a breakthrough?

I'm not sure if I follow... Could you try to say it in another way?

 

[William Huggins]

I'm not sure if I follow... Could you try to say it in another way?

There's this gas burning device that heats a closed loop of fluid and emits it's heat via objects made of metal.......

 

[Luffy]

There's this gas burning device that heats a closed loop of fluid and emits it's heat via objects made of metal.......

So it's up to the individual to be a revolutionary? Does that change something?