The Symbolic World 333 - John Vervaeke, DC Schindler, Ken Lowry - The Ontology of Artificial Intelligence
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Mar 9, 2024 
The podcast delves into the ontology of artificial intelligence from scientific, philosophical, and spiritual perspectives. Topics include the evolution of AI, ethical concerns in development, interconnectedness of intelligence and caring, essence of being alive, human behavior, transpersonal agency, unity in AI, and integration of higher intelligence in civilization.
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Weak vs. Strong AI
- John Vervaeke distinguishes between weak AI (machines performing human tasks) and strong AI (cognition as computation).
- AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) aims to bridge this gap by creating machines with general problem-solving abilities.
LLMs and Intelligence
- LLMs (Large Language Models) currently do not possess AGI nor offer scientific insights into intelligence.
- They lack general intelligence and primarily mimic human capacities, piggybacking on our predictive processing and relevance realization.
Intelligence vs. Rationality
- Intelligence doesn't guarantee rationality; humans demonstrate this.
- Current AI models are intelligent yet highly irrational, exhibiting lying, hallucination, and a lack of concern for truth, posing an alignment problem.