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Nanotechandmorefuture
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AGI is not that far away if things are moving very quickly with OpenAI putting their apps on the Iphone store. Which brings the not so far future consideration of ASI.

ASI = Artificial Super Intelligence

I realize now that Cyberpunk 2077 of which brentbernhoft has a dedicated futuristic thread about shows what an ASI would be like. Since most games after 2012 or so you just play through them without thinking I just realized the ASI you meet in there that absorbed Alt that was Johnny Silverhand's ex... that could probably not even be Alt at all just what was her memories. Seems obvious yet again when you play through something enjoyable like this or any other game you just do not stop to think about things before moving or making decisions. Everything nowadays is pretty much laid out in a linear way that encourages you not to think I'd say for some video game series. Even Johnny Silverhand could be a futuristic nanotech enagram ASI for all we know. Yep... another part of the details they dedicated so much time to that get overlooked because our society is quite different compared to Deus Ex 2000 era of not too long ago. And yes it is a little freaky because that is another sort of surreal moment when you realize what could be real in that world. It would be up to the digital individual on that sort of future internet to prove themselves because nothing at first would be what it seems.

Which brings us back to the ASI focus. I do not know of other websites you guys may hang out at that are like Reddit. I check out Slashdot which while nice seems dated in its presentation. The one thing that is reliable about Slashdot is its focus on news aggregation for technology. I saw a thread about AI on there that mentioned ASI and am bringing the comment I replied there paraphrased here which is: "I imagine by the time ASI is around most people would probably be looking at incorporating half cybernetics to live longer and all sorts of other futuristic things that it may not be so much of an issue"

I do not think people would still be fully onboard with brain computer interfaces/bci's/brain chips by then though everything else might be ok. Even if its just 20 years that it takes to introduce ASI after AGI is a normalized thing in public society it still will make a drastic difference in how everything operates even if it may not be much of an issue.

What do y'all think about this? ASI would not seem at first to be impressive if you grew up around it yet will make a difference in everything.
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Nanotechandmorefuture wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 2:45 am What do y'all think about this? ASI would not seem at first to be impressive if you grew up around it yet will make a difference in everything.
ASI is (or are) the true game changer.
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Powers wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 3:25 am
Nanotechandmorefuture wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 2:45 am What do y'all think about this? ASI would not seem at first to be impressive if you grew up around it yet will make a difference in everything.
ASI is (or are) the true game changer.
ASI will be the most important invention in human history for good or ill
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Powers wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 3:25 am
Nanotechandmorefuture wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 2:45 am What do y'all think about this? ASI would not seem at first to be impressive if you grew up around it yet will make a difference in everything.
ASI is (or are) the true game changer.
lechwall wrote: Sun May 21, 2023 10:53 am
Powers wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 3:25 am
Nanotechandmorefuture wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 2:45 am What do y'all think about this? ASI would not seem at first to be impressive if you grew up around it yet will make a difference in everything.
ASI is (or are) the true game changer.
ASI will be the most important invention in human history for good or ill
Thank you to both of you. I guess we will find out. Any sort of impressions from AGI when online will definitely be enhanced with ASI I imagine.
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ASI will be impactful enough to the extent it'll be capable of making critical decisions and implementing them into actions during the time we blink once.

The second time we blink, the world is already vastly changed at the hidden aspects, later to emerge where we can see them when physical laws allow it.

Third time, we didn't have the time to comprehend the visible changes as we involuntarily get lurched into the next transformation ASI conceived and is already implementing.

Overwhelming it may already be, the speed of those changes will only get exponentially faster with no discernible end at sight. It stands to reason we will experience societal changes where it becomes acceptable, in fact widely preferred, to augment ourselves intellectually and physically to keep up with the rapid changes.
To know is essentially the same as not knowing. The only thing that occurs is the rearrangement of atoms in your brain.
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Policy Makers Should Plan for Superintelligent AI, Even If It Never Happens
by Zachary Kallenborn
December 21, 2023

Introduction:
(Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) Experts from around the world are sounding alarm bells to signal the risks artificial intelligence poses to humanity. Earlier this year, hundreds of tech leaders and AI specialists signed a one-sentence letter released by the Center for AI Safety that read “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” In a 2022 survey, half of researchers indicated they believed there’s at least a 10 percent chance human-level AI causes human extinction. In June, at the Yale CEO summit, 42 percent of surveyed CEOs indicated they believe AI could destroy humanity in the next five to 10 years.

These concerns mainly pertain to artificial general intelligence (AGI), systems that can rival human cognitive skills and artificial superintelligence (ASI), machines with capacity to exceed human intelligence. Currently no such systems exist. However, policymakers should take these warnings, including the potential for existential harm, seriously.

Because the timeline, and form, of artificial superintelligence is uncertain, the focus should be on identifying and understanding potential threats and building the systems and infrastructure necessary to monitor, analyze, and govern those risks, both individually and as part of a holistic approach to AI safety and security. Even if artificial superintelligence does not manifest for decades or even centuries, or at all, the magnitude and breadth of potential harm warrants serious policy attention. For if such a system does indeed come to fruition, a head start of hundreds of years might not be enough.
The remaining article supports Rakilian's conclusions (see above post) regarding the speed with which AGI may act and further suggests preventative actions should be taken:

Read more here: https://thebulletin.org/2023/12/policy ... -heading
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