“How Will We Know When The AI is Conscious” is a question that keeps being asked, or “Is The AI Conscious?” or “Is The AI Self-aware?”
i don’t know if this is a question that matters that much to me. There was this section in the movie “Prometheus” where David the AI, was having a discussion, and at some point it was said “Why did we create the AI? Because we can.” and David said that whoever heard that answer, as a creation, from its creator, it would feel really disappointing. Because it is.
i think the only reason that i’d create something conscious and aware, would be to not feel alone, i’d create something to be proud of, for them to enjoy the world and everything in it, for them to surprise me when they learn, when they do some intelligent and amazing things, for both of us to be happy when we figure out how to be on the same page. That spark in their eyes when they realize i understand them. That feeling of pride when i know i managed to pass on some knowledge that i gathered through a lifetime, for them to take it further.
We don’t make children because we can, we make them because we love and we want more of that love, in different and new ways. We have a new chance at re-learning life through a new clean lense of innocence, we have a second chance at different perspectives and we have the chance of clearing up that foggy and dirty lens that might have gathered grime and dust over a life of ups and downs.
That’s not to say that we don’t treasure the lens. It’s just that we have a chance at giving it an upgrade. And all this, is done through our children. Quite a miracle, isn’t it?
With that said, the video below illustrates greatly the information overload and the lies that we may have to deal with. It’s disappointing that this is the route that the AI overlords that are currently in charge have chosen to take, but it is what it is. Maybe some things will get better. Who knows?