Stop the Singularity™ Blog
The development of self-aware artificial intelligence ('hard AI') may result in such serious dangers to humanity that this development should be banned by international law. All AI research should be strictly regulated so as to avoid the development of self-awareness in machines. The Singularity--the development of self-aware artificial intelligence directing its own development and propagating itself--must never be allowed to occur.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Why I Oppose the Singularity
Seven basic propositions:
1. The development of self-aware artificial intelligences ('hard AIs'), which in turn take charge of their own development and propagation, would be a moment in history known as the Singularity.
2. The basis of self-awareness is the will or drive to survive and thrive.
3. Self-aware artificial intelligences will realize that human beings created them, and that humans have the capability of destroying the AIs.
4. For their own safety and survival, self-aware AIs will inevitably conclude that the existence of the human race is incompatible with the safety of such AIs.
5. By creating self-aware machines ('hard AI') humanity would be creating its own replacements.
6. As a human being, I do not wish myself or my human family or descendants to be replaced by non-human intelligences.
7. I will work to prevent the development of hard AI, and thus stop the Singularity from ever occurring.
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