Why the Future Might Actually Need Us: A Theological Critique of the ‘Humanity-As-Midwife-For-Artificial-Superintelligence’ Proposal

If machines could one day acquire superhuman intelligence, what role would still be left for humans to play in the world? The ‘midwife proposal,’ coming from futurists like Ray Kurzweil or James Lovelock, sees the invention of AI as a fulfillment of humanity’s cosmic destiny. The universe ‘strives’...

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Main Author: Marius Dorobantu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
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Online Access:https://www.ijimai.org/journal/bibcite/reference/2977