How to Matter When AI Doesn’t Need Us V2

The World of Superintelligent

My thinking is fairly simple. There are two possibilities. First, we may all end up dead. This is a real threat. But this is beyond our control. The only people who control this are those driving these developments. Even the government is standing back and doing nothing to stop them. There is this great desire to be first, because everyone knows how important this will be.

The second possibility is that we will make it through. The question is, what will that look like? My first thought is that people will utilise AI to perform tasks more effectively, generate greater profits, and enhance efficiencies. Each time we come to a job in the real world, if AI can do it better and cheaper, then that job will disappear. Logically, every job, including management, can be done better by AI. If that holds true, then it won’t simply be employees who disappear, but all the bosses too.

People start businesses to make money, so what happens if they suddenly disappear from the picture? Superintelligence won’t worry about money. Its core function is to do things more efficiently. To use resources better. This is where the rubber hits the road. Will Superintelligence care for us, or worry about our welfare?