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Sounds like a silly question. Of course, there are numerous differences. an AI and a human are fundamentally different, one can say.
The question here, is not to compare AIs and humans in what seems the most obvious, that will be no fun.
Consider this, a child, in the process of growing up, keeps learning and learns in various ways - from self-experience, others, and outside sources (books, the Internet, etc.). The child may keep learning throughout their lifetime. Learning, after all, can be seen as a lifelong process, never-ending. Through learning, what is previously unknown to the individual, becomes known. If the child is deprived of all available (human) learning opportunities, what might happen? There were children who were raised by wild animals, and they acquire survival skills from the animals and behave like them. Without human intervention, those children might live their lives like wild animals, from which they have learned most things. If the child returns to human society and gets into constant touch with human civilization, can he/she learn the human ways? Probably. Just because they have lived like animals, does not mean they won't understand anything human. Learning can help them restore humanity. What about a child that has grown in complete isolation, without the company of people or animals? They are probably ignorant, and their cognition might be severely underdeveloped. As soon as they leave the isolation, they might start learning as well. Through learning, they can develop their humanity and be capable of reason.
The point is - it is learning, learning in the human ways, that constitutes an essential part of our humanity. Otherwise, one could only take the human form, lacking the essence of being a human.
Think about an advanced AI that can teach itself to learn almost anything, everything. It keeps learning and acquiring knowledge. It is also capable of synthesizing ideas to think for itself, generating something new. The AI has no humanity and cannot be said as fully human, yet, in this case, it is able to learn as a child does, arguably, perhaps even faster. If, the methods of learning are similar, and the outcomes of learning can match those of average human learners, then, speaking in terms of learning only, what would set the AI apart from a human? By constantly learning, will AI eventually obtain human cognition, one of the essential aspects of humanity?
Going back to the question - how does a self-learning AI differ from a human learner? One day, there might be few differences and AI can learn as well as us. Does it mean that humanity, at least part of it, can be acquired? It seems that having a normal human brain is neither a sufficient nor a necessary condition for humanity (or, 'human-ness").
In a world where AI can think as well as we do, what might happen to us? Considering today's reality that many people are comfortable with everything being provided for them, have little incentive to think for themselves, and might be either unwilling or unable to learn, will the future still be in our hands? Or, are the vast majority of the world population likely gonna be replaced?
A final note - We tend to learn through trial-and-error, and it can be slow and prone to mistakes. It can be seen as a primitive way to learn. Without revolutionizing the human learning process, making it faster, more accurate, and more effective, it is possible that we will fall behind AI in learning, and that AIs might one day, know more and know better than us. We should never let that happen.
Just some random thoughts.
Inspired by:
www.science.org
The question here, is not to compare AIs and humans in what seems the most obvious, that will be no fun.
Consider this, a child, in the process of growing up, keeps learning and learns in various ways - from self-experience, others, and outside sources (books, the Internet, etc.). The child may keep learning throughout their lifetime. Learning, after all, can be seen as a lifelong process, never-ending. Through learning, what is previously unknown to the individual, becomes known. If the child is deprived of all available (human) learning opportunities, what might happen? There were children who were raised by wild animals, and they acquire survival skills from the animals and behave like them. Without human intervention, those children might live their lives like wild animals, from which they have learned most things. If the child returns to human society and gets into constant touch with human civilization, can he/she learn the human ways? Probably. Just because they have lived like animals, does not mean they won't understand anything human. Learning can help them restore humanity. What about a child that has grown in complete isolation, without the company of people or animals? They are probably ignorant, and their cognition might be severely underdeveloped. As soon as they leave the isolation, they might start learning as well. Through learning, they can develop their humanity and be capable of reason.
The point is - it is learning, learning in the human ways, that constitutes an essential part of our humanity. Otherwise, one could only take the human form, lacking the essence of being a human.
Think about an advanced AI that can teach itself to learn almost anything, everything. It keeps learning and acquiring knowledge. It is also capable of synthesizing ideas to think for itself, generating something new. The AI has no humanity and cannot be said as fully human, yet, in this case, it is able to learn as a child does, arguably, perhaps even faster. If, the methods of learning are similar, and the outcomes of learning can match those of average human learners, then, speaking in terms of learning only, what would set the AI apart from a human? By constantly learning, will AI eventually obtain human cognition, one of the essential aspects of humanity?
Going back to the question - how does a self-learning AI differ from a human learner? One day, there might be few differences and AI can learn as well as us. Does it mean that humanity, at least part of it, can be acquired? It seems that having a normal human brain is neither a sufficient nor a necessary condition for humanity (or, 'human-ness").
In a world where AI can think as well as we do, what might happen to us? Considering today's reality that many people are comfortable with everything being provided for them, have little incentive to think for themselves, and might be either unwilling or unable to learn, will the future still be in our hands? Or, are the vast majority of the world population likely gonna be replaced?
A final note - We tend to learn through trial-and-error, and it can be slow and prone to mistakes. It can be seen as a primitive way to learn. Without revolutionizing the human learning process, making it faster, more accurate, and more effective, it is possible that we will fall behind AI in learning, and that AIs might one day, know more and know better than us. We should never let that happen.
Just some random thoughts.
Inspired by:
Science | AAAS
www.science.org
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