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Kolinnor t1_j575q7y wrote

ChatGPT made this neat summary :

The person believes that much of the discussion around the "alignment problem" in AI is misguided, as it assumes that the problem lies with AI itself and not with human society and philosophy. They argue that this is a result of Cartesian thinking, which is based on the belief in absolute truth and a reductive understanding of reality, and that this approach is fundamentally flawed and could be dangerous.

I think this begs the question : what's the correct way to approach the question to you then ?

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LoquaciousAntipodean OP t1_j57nhhq wrote

Ubuntu philosophy instead of Cartesian. Not "I think, therefore I am", but instead "I think, because We Are"

AI is not a 'them' for 'us' to be afraid of; AI is, in its very essence, an extension of us. It's all 'us', and it only ever has been.

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Kolinnor t1_j5a3off wrote

I wonder what this position can accomplish practically ?

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LoquaciousAntipodean OP t1_j5cjt5l wrote

I don't know, I'm not an engineer or a programmer, to my own chagrin. I'm just a loudmouth smartarse on the internet who is interested in philosophy and AI.

All I'm sayin is that "I think therefore I am" is a meaningless, tautological statement, and a rubbish place to start when thinking about the nature of what 'intelligence' is, how it works, and where it comes from.

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