Science fiction author Neal Stephenson advocates allowing AIs to compete to create balance in the tech ecosystem, mirroring natural evolution. Speaking at a recent panel in New Zealand, he addressed anxieties surrounding generative AI, urging a recognition of the diverse intelligences coexisting with humans. He categorizes AIs based on their relationship with humans, suggesting that the best AIs operate like sheepdogsâhighly functional alliesâwhile advising against heavy dependency on AI systems like ChatGPT, which he likens to lapdogs that lack survival independence.
Neal Stephenson suggests that allowing AIs to compete in a controlled setting could promote a balanced ecosystem, as evolution does in nature.
At a panel in New Zealand, Stephenson acknowledged fears around generative AI while emphasizing the coexistence with various non-human intelligences on Earth.
He categorizes intelligences, likening useful AIs to sheepdogs, while ChatGPT embodies a lapdog intelligence that relies entirely on human involvement.
Stephenson advocates for a perspective shift: rather than viewing non-human intelligences as inferior, we should see them as differently evolved with unique capabilities.
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