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icepush t1_j8nz4cx wrote
Reply to comment by wastedtime32 in What will the singularity mean? Why are we persuing it? by wastedtime32
It is the forces of economics and also competition, cooperation, and scarcity.
This has been the ultimate fate of humanity since the first caveman invented fire.
I only realized this in early January when I was trying out ChatGPT. It took me a bit if time to fully digest and pontificate on the implications.
Imagine you have some kind of trade - like you are a homebuilder. Somebody invents a tool that allows people that have it to build a home 20% faster. Well, everyone that doesn't use that tool slowly gets driven out of business by the people that do.
It is the same idea with all of the technological advancements - fire, weapons, armor, transportation, computers, the internet, smartphones, etc.
If you are trying to schedule a meeting with somebody, and your choices are to either send them a text message and wait for them to respond, or just merge into a single unified entity with them so you can schedule, begin, and complete your meeting instantly, the second one will win out over time.
icepush t1_j8nxype wrote
Reply to comment by TFenrir in What will the singularity mean? Why are we persuing it? by wastedtime32
I only realized it last month myself :P
icepush t1_j8nvrhy wrote
Reply to comment by wastedtime32 in What will the singularity mean? Why are we persuing it? by wastedtime32
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Curiosity. Everyone will know everything. You will have the answer to every question and wonder you ever had. You will know everything about every person you have ever wondered about. Everyone will know everything there is to know about you.
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Power. Everything that is possible will be possible for everyone. Everyone will have the ability to acomplish anything and everything.
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Convenience. You will not have to do things like write or talk or speak, rather simply think your thought and everyone will know it immediately. You will know everyone elses thoughts immediately as well.
These are just some reasons. I think there are people who will choose not to merge and disappear from existence.
Note that I am not saying these are things people WANT to do - but, rather they will do it because everyone else is doing it.
icepush t1_j8nul8g wrote
Basically, it means all of us are going to merge into a single entity.
icepush t1_j98ydod wrote
Reply to Guys am I weird for being addicted to chatgpt ? by Transhumanist01
OpenAI employees are reviewing your conversations looking for ways to tweak & improve the program, so don't believe that things are more safe and non-judgmental than they actually are.