PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast Pill Pod 105 - AI, Transhumanism & Silicon Valley Singularity Cults
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Dec 17, 2022 AI Snips
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AI Replaces Busy Academic Work
- Chatbot AI excels at automating dull academic tasks but won't replace deep critical thinking or genuine creativity.
- It mainly improves formulaic, low-quality undergraduate writing by stringing words effectively, not consciousness or insight.
AI vs Human Intelligence Limits
- AI like AlphaGo demonstrates pattern recognition superiority by playing more games than humans can.
- However, human intelligence remains superior in learning efficiency and creative symbolic thinking.
Consciousness is Elusive Concept
- Consciousness is complex and lacks a clear, agreed-upon definition, making it difficult to apply to AI or even humans fully.
- Many humans are not fully conscious most of the time, complicating the discussion of AI consciousness further.