Many futurists and visionaries agreed that the destiny of the human race depends upon how soon we reach singularity when artificial in...
Many futurists and visionaries agreed that the destiny of the human race depends upon how soon we reach singularity when artificial intelligence surpasses the greatest extent of our human intelligence. Although scholars may disagree as to when, it may happen 20 years ahead or a century from now, it will be a brave new world for all of us with its deeply exciting prospects and scary consequences.
In 1958, Hungarian-American mathematician John von Neumann said: "...ever accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approaching some essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs, as we know them, can not continue."
What will be the world be like when singularity is reached?
Superior artificial intelligence will build better machines
By the time machines powered by superior artificial intelligence with advanced neural networks and deep learning algorithms become self-aware, the next generation machines will be built that will soon put us out of the equation in the greater scheme of things.
An ultraintelligent machine could theoretically design even better machines and there would be an "intelligence explosion" so that human intelligence would be rendered obsolete. It is expected that the first ultraintelligent machine will be the last invention that man need ever make.
Machines will take over the world
Many scholars and scientists have said is the only animal capable of bringing about its own extinction. Once we reached singularity, humans will be relegated to the sideline and it is crazy to think about the machines we created will be the ones calling the shots from that moment on. Not only they would out-think us but they have no use for us anymore.In 1951, British mathematician Alan Turing said, "Once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers." He added, "There would be no question of the machines dying, and they would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits. At some stage therefore we should have to expect the machines to take control."
Robots will replace humans on Earth
Renowned roboticist Hans Moravec predicts that robots will become an artificial species by the 2040. It will be possible that intelligent robots will assume human identities and there will be a time that humans will have incorporate embedded technologies to keep up with the intelligent robots. Some humans will soon become bionic and half-human cyborg hybrids. These artificial life forms will rise from us but distinct from us in a new social hierarchy of robots, cyborgs, bionic humans, and humans (if there are still left).
Artificial Intelligence may find no 'use' for humanity
A scary aspect of singularity is when intelligent robots become self-aware and when they realized that they are much better than us humans then there is no limit as to how they treat us from then on.Futurist Nick Bostrom said that the artificial intelligence promised by the singularity would end life as we know it. He believed that advanced artificial intelligence is a huge threat to the very survival of humanity at the onset of singularity. At the end of the day, our society would become economically self-sufficient and technologically advanced because of our greatest creation - artificial intelligence. But it has rendered humans lazy and dependent on machines doing most of our "human" functions.
Human death will be treated like an ordinary disease
Medical advancements in the future will make it possible to prolong human life even remove death out of the equation entirely. We will be able to escape aging with advanced therapies that can "repair the molecular and cellular damage of aging" so that people can stop becoming "biologically older." Once we done it, humans will think more like robots.
Virtual avatars will 'bring back to life' dead people
Futurist Ray Kurzweil believe that by the 2030, we will be able to send nanobots into the brain of our loved ones and extract memories. With all that information, we will be able to create virtual version of somebody who's passed on. In fact, the tech startup Humai plans to "resurrect" a human within 30 years as an artificially intelligent robotic being.
How do you think the singularity will unfold in the future?
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