Artificial general intelligence is as absurd as an 'artificial general vehicle'
Neil Lawrence148. The Atomic Human Democracy, Decision making & Digital Tyranny / Dr Neil Lawrenceat 28:40
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Um, yeah. Yeah. So, it's an interesting question. You know, people are saying that that we've built we'll build artificial general intelligence, which is a big I Yeah, I mean, I think it's an absurd idea and it's it's eugenic in origin and it's just silly and the fact that it's taken seriously is disturbing. So, why do I think that's an absurd idea? idea? idea? Well, because that's like saying, "What's the artificial general vehicle?" You know, how did you know I got into my office today on a bicycle? And that was pretty quick. It avoided the traffic. it.…
Summary
Asked what he means by the atomic human, Lawrence first rejects the premise behind artificial general intelligence: he calls the idea absurd, eugenic in origin and silly, and compares it to asking what the 'artificial general vehicle' would be.
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