Synthetic Super Intelligence and the Transmutation of Humankind

Synthetic Super Intelligence and the Transmutation of Humankind
likely to be “computerisable.” But some research suggests that people are
more honest in therapy sessions when they believe they are confessing their
troubles to a computer, because a machine can’t pass moral judgment.
Google and WebMD already may be answering questions once reserved for
one’s therapist. This doesn’t prove that psychologists are going the way of
the textile worker. Rather, it shows how easily computers can encroach on
areas previously considered “for humans only.” 337
The statistics show, according to The Atlantic and its sources, that the
majority of unemployed people, who have much more time at their
convenience, do not socialize more, but less. Instead of socializing, most
spend an average of 50 hours a week watching TV, and the rest of their time
they spend eating and sleeping. The study implies that people who don’t
have jobs feel inferior and don’t feel they want to take part in the
community; of course there are exceptions.
A professor from the Stanford University recently suggested that in the
very near future, people who are unemployed will spend more and more
time in virtual reality games that will give them more pleasure and
satisfaction than engaging in the “real” world: the professor does not see
this as something negative but as something imaginative and creative. 338 , Of
course, in itself, this is very alarming, and based on what we now know, we
can see why unemployment may be necessary for the Singularity to be
achieved; it’s an introduction to virtual reality games for people who
otherwise might not engage in such a thing.
A few Ideas how to solve Mass Unemployment
W
e can see how one type of job after another no longer
requires a human workforce; one of these being factory
workers. We no longer need people to create products or run
machines; these days, 3D printers are becoming more and more the
standard. These printers can 3-D print products almost instantaneously, and
such printers can easily be overseen by robots. This will wipe out an entire
workforce world-wide, all across the Industrialized World.
In order to find answers to what is going to happen when the
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Ibid. op cit.
338
Ibid.
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