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The Psychoanalysis of Artificial Intelligence w/ Isabel Millar
FUTURES Podcast
The Rocc's Basilisk and the Fear of AI
The Rocc's Basilisk is a concept that presents the idea of a future AI that is incredibly intelligent, leading to the compelling urge to bring it into existence to avoid going against the greatest conceivable being. This concept is reminiscent of Saint Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God, where the definition of God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived. It creates a self-fulfilling prophecy about the concept of God. The notion is also akin to Pascal's Wager, suggesting it is better to believe in it to avoid potential dire consequences. The individuals contemplating this powerful AI are portrayed as intelligent individuals well-versed in Bayesian theory and probability.
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