Recently, an author wrote a remarkable post on LinkedIn: the purpose of AI is Insight, not Power. Clearly, this must be his personal perspective. Everything in life follows these three domains: Love, Knowledge and Power. Insight might be a subdomain of Knowledge.
In education and in healthcare, AI is about expanding Knowledge. In business and in the military, AI is about expanding Power (eg, competition, market share). Some scientists (K) and inventors (P) assume there might be a demand for sex robots but “no fully animated sex robots yet exist”.
I’m still skeptic if artificially intelligent machines could ever replace human Love and/or lust. Several sci-fi films do suggest that humans could fall in love with artificial intelligent machines (eg, Ex Machina, Westworld (1973), Westworld ), including an Operating System (eg, Her).
Recently, the DeBrief magazine wrote about the Startling Decisions AI Makes in Wargame Simulations. Actually, I remember a 1980s techno-thriller movie about a similar topic: WarGames (1983), rated at 7.1 in IMDb. Given the habit of human deception, using AI might prove very, very wrong.
Everything humans invent always has a dualistic nature: knowledge and power. The best-known example is the Manhattan Project, which resulted in the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW2. Its inventor, Robert Oppenheimer, knew about its purpose (eg, NBC, WaPo).
Drones were once developed for purpose of expanding knowledge (eg, climate, oceans, volcanoes). Subsequently, organisations used drones for expanding and/or improving their (business) services. Since several years, drone warfare is expanding the reach and impact of global militaries.
Assuming that artificial intelligence will only be used for knowledge and not for power is wishful thinking. Human history proves that every new tool is a potential new weapon.
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
A quote from The Art of War (5th century BC) by Sun Tzu, Chinese military strategist and philosopher
Purpose (2023) by Benjah
artist, lyrics, video, Wiki-artist, 2023-album+song
(Verse 1)
In the depths of my soul, I search for meaning
A purpose to guide me, a reason for being
I’ve wandered through life, lost and confused
But now I’m awakened, my purpose infused
Note: all markings (bold, italic, underlining) by LO unless in quotes or stated otherwise.
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