From: Nathanael Allison (jubungalord@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Mar 30 2003 - 19:24:24 MST
I think for some reason people are not reading or responding to things I
post. Makes me wonder why, especially with all this ad hominem talk.
Will people all across the world start to feel powerless? Already I question
the amount of impact one person can really make in the world. I often wonder
if these great technologies such as AI and nanotech will make a "power
elite" in the world. That the people that understand and control these
technologies will have the real political power. 1)that these will decide
who has the military and economic superiority 2) that these people will be
able to use these technologies directly to give themselves even more power
Did previous technologies create a power elite group? I would have to say
that the few people who knew how to build a nuke in 1945 could have had
substantial power if they didn't already. Although the nuclear technology
didn't make that big of an impact in nonmilitary areas. Also the nuclear
technology in no way could be used to directly benefit an individual.
I fear that the world could enter a stage where a small percentage of people
less than .1% could control over 99% of the world.
1) only the elite will be given the latest upgrades, nano machines
2) only the elite will be able to control AI to any extent
I wonder how long the majority of people can be plugged into the matrix. Do
you think the majority will be content with virtual reality? We were not
content with our matrix, proof = we are still trying to figure it out. What
is the role of the individual in the new society? How can the average
individual believe that they are changing anything when they spend there
whole life in VR. Won't super AI invent purpose if it wants to prevent
suicide? Aren't we inventing something in which the majority will be running
around in circles not accomplishing anything? You may be asking how is this
different than now. It is not, that is the point.
Eventually all jobs will be of the advanced technologies performed by the
highest AI systems those may or may not incorporate human minds. Where will
that leave the rest of us? Or will we all become one massive interconnected
computer? Where will the majority be until that happens?
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