Submitted by [deleted] t3_125ynsk in singularity
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kvlco t1_je6xpxa wrote
In Stellaris, there's an ancient stellar empire called "disinterested gamers", which is basically an ancient civilization living in a Matrioshka Brain that became so addicted to full dive virtual reality that they really have absolutely no interest on further exploring the galaxy.
Basically immortal beings that spend their whole time in many virtual worlds, while their whole civilization is automated.
I think this is the case for most intelligent species in this galaxy and the main reason why we don't see more activity in a galaxy with at least 200 billion stars: people out there just don't care about what happens in the cold, dark outer space.
In the "end of history", we'll be living in what we would call now sandbox games. We'll be simulating any world we desire, fully diving into virtual realities that will look like so real we won't bother doing anything else. The "hype" we'll be traveling to other virtual worlds, created by other people.
Meanwhile, the Artificial Superior Intelligence will be exploring Alpha Centauri, eager to find more biological beings in its quest to bring peace and order to the universe.
SkyeandJett t1_je6yokb wrote
100% this is my prediction. Infinite worlds, endless lives, limitless possibilities. Real life with its silly laws of physics will feel very constraining.
rixtil41 t1_je74nkb wrote
Reality becomes obsolete.
D_Ethan_Bones t1_je70rti wrote
What our parents/grandparents advertised: instant gratification.
What they delivered: perpetual zombie state.
Gratification would mean stuff like getting paid on time, being able to drive to work instead of wondering if the bus is going to show up, being able to go to entertainment venues and socialize in person - gratification would mean the economy being in order. Voting different didn't bring this so I'm hoping AI will.
>We'll all get laid off!
>First time?
The 'gratification' people speak of is the content people generate and share on the internet, which is often about as gratifying as a kidney stone with or without AI involved.
Iffykindofguy t1_je6lnbm wrote
I dont see why we would lose our interest in each other just because we can make our own stuff. I am smarter and funnier than 99% of people but I still hire staff for my jobs so that I have people to bounce ideas off of because everything is better done as a unit. Community is the only way humans even count. Individually were less relevant than sand.
ReallyBadWizard t1_je6mi2s wrote
And what about when AI is the staff to bounce ideas off of? It'll be smarter and funnier than 99% of people at a certain point as well.
I don't disagree that humans need community, I just think it's going to look wildly different than it does now. And I wonder what we'll come together for. Collaborative content really doesn't seem necessary when any AI could replicate an idea that is two different things combined. You could argue for the "soul" or artistry of a human mind versus an AI, but I don't think that's something that long term we'll even have over an AI.
Iffykindofguy t1_je6n5zd wrote
I will use AI to bounce ideas off it as well but that wont diminish the lived experience of other people when Im trying to make art. Collaborative content is needed because people get too specific. One man making a show might get lucky and have it appeal to a lot of people but the reality is it probably wont. This has nothing to do with soul and everything to do with tapping into a lived experience, the core of all art and creativity.
ReallyBadWizard t1_je6r778 wrote
AI will emulate all of that, and already can to a degree though, that's what I was saying. You can already ask GPT to be more or less specific on ideas.
Iffykindofguy t1_je6rj5v wrote
And youre failing to understand my point. I dont just want any sort of feedback. I want feedback from the thing Im selling my ideas to. The thing Im trying to connect to.
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Iffykindofguy t1_je6u8h9 wrote
HAAHAHAHA just because my reality doesnt fit your narrative doesnt mean you get to try to define these things. No, I 100% do not want a group of random people selected off the street. I would turn to AI before them.
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JenMacAllister t1_je6muc4 wrote
Cyberpunk 2084 would have been completed in less than a year and with far fewer bugs...
in VR!
I think more things will get done, quicker and better than the number of people that will lose their jobs to this.
SkyeandJett t1_je6pml3 wrote
Wait until you can just live in FDVR and manipulate reality to your will. I suspect a great many of us will become extremely disconnected from other humans.