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PandaCommando69 t1_j9ci2y0 wrote

I think there's a good argument to be made that a superintelligent human adult would make a better ASI than a freshly born one, because the human ASI would already have experience managing themselves in the world and understanding how it's systems and people work.

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turnip_burrito t1_j9cfvyg wrote

> Would you play a videogame with AI advanced enough that the NPCs truly felt fear and pain when shot at? Why or why not?

No, wtf? I'm not a psychopath.

> It would certainly make the games more interesting if you knew the NPCs could feel. How would you change your behavior?

I'd treat them like people then.

> The computer can always just generate more NPCs when you kill them, so it isn't as if they would be a precious resource anymore. Nor would they be irreplaceable.

Preciousness is a value judgement, so it's up to the individual to decide whether they're irreplaceable.

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TFenrir t1_j9cevx1 wrote

Have you seen any of Bing's creative writing? It's not yet good enough for any old schmuck to be able to write a compelling story, but it did seem significantly better than ChatGPT. Was wondering if as a professional writer you've seen any difference between the two and if you had any thoughts?

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ilive12 t1_j9cco88 wrote

It's looking like we may be able to find the cure for aging even without even needing the power of AI: https://youtu.be/U5H3EnGozr0

More or less, the method is already discovered, now it's about testing and making sure the procedure doesn't do more harm than good (without very careful application can easily lead to things like tumors). They have a good handle on reversing aging in mice, they are moving to doing it in monkeys next. Very possible the first person to live to 150 is alive today.

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