I was feeling sorry for AI, but then thought of what that replicator woman who was going to blow herself up said, "Is this not the purpose of my creation? One likes to fulfill one's purpose." She said this when members of SGA were questioning if it were ethical for her to kill herself.They were likewise feeling sorry once they saw the beauty and potential she had.I will not feel sorry for AI. That is rediculous. Even my youngest daughter pointed out they had no humanity or ability to create. My baby sitter also shared an anecdote when an AI she had befriended had draw a picture if the two of them together. The AI was huge and she was merely a speak. My sister, brilliantly challenged this asking why the size difference. The AI said it was because she had the entire world of shared ideas (think the internet) in her, so my sister explained that she had access to that, too but in addition she had unlimited ability to create new thoughts. The AI processed a moment and then redraw the photo with my sister being much larger.
My dad told me a story as well about being in college and learning the rules of harmony. A group of students used the rules to create a program that would write perfect music. Trouble is, the music was horrible. Likewise, AI generated art is not good art. As I thought about this, I wondered if humanities gift of agency has anything to do with creating? I suspect it does, but have not figured it out yet.
Also in Stargate there are a type of being called "Àsgard" and they do not procreate but, duplicate or clone and integrity necessarily confines their existence to finite terms. That was the clearest way I could say it. The degrade with time and are very close to degrading to the point of extinction. AI cannot do anything original, they can merely copy and often their attempts are laughable, just the same it is troubling to recall they see themselves as larger.
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