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Zak Stein: "Values, Education, AI and the Metacrisis”

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

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*The hidden risk of humanity disappearing because of AI *

The development of a generation raised more by machines than by humans could lead to a significant threshold being crossed, resulting in a generation with a self-understanding that they are entirely created by elders, lacking a moral self-understanding. This could create a rift in intergenerational transmission, leading to two morally different life worlds. Ultimately, this scenario could result in a speciation event where the cyborg generation and elders do not perceive themselves as the same class of moral actors, potentially leading to the death of our humanity. This path could stem from a desire to protect ourselves from existential risks by conditioning behavior but at the cost of losing human qualities that define us. The risk of humanity disappearing due to AI is profound and often underestimated, with the potential for a new species emerging if not acknowledged and addressed.

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