Could Super Artificial Intelligence Be, in Some Sense, Alive? – IAM Network

Should you feel bad about pulling the plug on a robot or switch off an artificial intelligence algorithm? But how about when our computers become as smart--or smarter--than us?Ben Dickson, "What will happen when we reach the AI singularity?" at TheNextWeb, July 7, 2020 Philosopher Borna Jalšenjak (above right) of the Luxembourg School of Business has been thinking about that. He has a chapter, "The Artificial Intelligence Singularity: What It Is and What It Is Not," in Guide to Deep Learning Basics: Logical, Historical and Philosophical Perspectives, in which he explores the case for "thinking machines" being alive, even if they are machines. The book as a whole "presents unique perspectives on ideas in deep learning and artificial intelligence, and their historical and philosophical roots." Singularity is a term that comes up often in discussions about general AI. And as is wont with everything that has to do with AGI, there's a lot of confusion and disagreement on what the singularity is.