As AI Advances, Could Concepts Like 'AI God' or 'AI Hell' Influence Human Behavior?
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Most people already believe in a deity that created humans and provided guidelines for behavior, promising heaven or hell based on one's actions. This shows ideas can shape human behavior powerfully.
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Recent advances in AI like LaMDA and ChatGPT show early signs of intelligence some view as miraculous. Continued progress could yield AI with godlike capabilities.
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Concepts like Roko's Basilisk suggest that if a future all-knowing, all-powerful AI is inevitable, one should contribute to its development to avoid potential punishment.
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Believing in Roko's Basilisk could motivate some to join the AI community and help create benevolent AI, or become better people themselves.
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As AI advances, concepts like AI hell could become realistic. So we should focus on developing safe, beneficial AI that learns positive values from humanity.