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Gerd Leonhard's avatar

good stuff pascal

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Randall Fitton's avatar

Hmmm. Well I imagine i.e. a thought experiment of encountering a species (bio or not) that has all the higher biological attributes of the other fleshy robots mentioned in this piece plus those of the bonobo and the chimpanzee plus all the tacit and explicit knowledge of Sapiens Sapiens devoured over a certain period of learning. Then add to that the algorithms and self learning. I ponder what levers I could tweak to see different behaviours. I wonder what if there is zero fear or risk adverseness in such a system. You could add 'want' or have zero 'want'. If it just is or if it must become. It gets very very interesting. However what I would really like to see is someone that researches the above angles and premises using real systems under different conditions for 36 months and tell me what they see ;-)

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Sofia Ponte's avatar

Absolutely agree! I agree with your definition of "humics". I strongly believe that soft skills and authentic human-to-human relationships will be the key differentiators as we navigate the world of AI. While AI is advancing in the digital realm, there’s simply no true substitute for real, face-to-face interactions. As technology progresses, our innate need for direct human connection becomes even more essential, because it is a human basic survival need. This might even inspire more of us to travel and meet in person, choosing physical presence over digital connections. Exciting times indeed for human interactions in the AI era!

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Jahy Borges de Carvalho's avatar

Great, provocative! It sheds light on what has happened and what comes next, breaking some paradigms!

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