After human invented sharp stone that is sharper than his teeth, he was not feeling insecure of it.
After human invented wheel that is faster than his feet, he was not feeling insecure of it.
After human invented bulldozer that is 1000 times stronger than him, he was not feeling insecure of it.
After human invented calculator that can do calculation faster and more than him, he was not feeling insecure of it.
So why is it, there are so many discussions about fears that humans will somehow be "replaced" by AI. And it would be the end of humanity? Is it just another hype by our useless media or it reflects the general feelings of mankind?
One reason. It is surely the failure of education that fail to teach humans of what makes humans truly human.
(And some sections of our society even dare to say that Humanities education is useless)
There is something in my humanity that can never be artificially manufactured, that even if someday they can create a robot that can have sex better with my wife than I do, I would still not feel insecure about it. And IF IF IF, someday they could create a robot that 99.99999% human, THAT WILL STILL BE A 99.99999% "HUMAN". IT IS NOT EVEN ANOTHER BEING (LIKE ALIEN). BUT SOMETHING THAT IS CREATED TO MIMICK US HUMANS (WITH SOME AMPLIFIED POWERS).
Nobody could define our worth than ourselves.
We are not intimidated by an elephant because it is bigger and stronger than us. But if were to come a day where Humans vs Robot World War to become Real. And we lose the fight. And as a result we become extinct, we only have ourselves to be blame. For it is us who invented them. And we invented them with profit in mind, not for humanity and the world in mind.
Edit: There seems a misreading (false inference) of the spirit behind my post. I am not against AI. And I am not fearful of it. I use it every day to my great advantage. It amplifies various of my abilities and propels me further to the horizon I have never been. So, I am very grateful for it. It is because I know how to use it and I know how to build it. And it is because I have developed my ability, my thinking, my subjectivity, my humanity at such level where nothing intimidates me. Please read this post and reply with this in mind.
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