Jamin, I don’t know your motive, but God does. Nevertheless, you come in here as if you have some great private truth above and beyond the plain Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is simple enough for a child to understand. There is no need to panic or fear about the future. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is faithful and He will take care of us without fail. That is the absolute Truth.
As for “
robots developed with operating systems to replicate ‘common sense’, algorithms with capacity for logic, ‘thought vectors’ encoded as sequences of numbers, sexualizing robots to seduce isolated lonely people, mastering conversation to chat with people all over the world, DeepMind, ” yada yada yada.
There is a 100% chance of complete failure of an AI world. Why? One reason:
USER ERROR.
Imperfect contaminated humans + computers created by imperfect contaminated humans = imperfect contaminated AI world.
It’s not even reasonable to believe humans can avoid all possibilities of complete computer failure. There’s always going to be error and failure because humans are imperfect and make mistakes every day. Therefore, it is impossible to create an infallible AI world or singularity.
It’s a guarantee an AI world will get contaminated and compromised at any time. They’ll get viruses, crash completely, fail to update, wifi won’t work, software won’t install, issues with downloading, etc., etc. The entire universe is susceptible to God disrupting it, allowing catastrophes, and ultimately terminating it. You’d have to be bonkers to believe a human can overthrow God.
Robots developed with operating systems to exhibit “common sense” are doomed to fail because people without common sense are creating them.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. It’s been proven by neuroscientists that having great power over others diminishes empathy and compassion in the human brain. Even so, a person in power who allows him/herself to be held accountable has the capacity to avoid corruption. Take King David, for example. He was guilty of abusing his power, but he didn’t hide from God and he repented sincerely.
Remember how the ground opened up and swallowed people for complaining against God? I’m sure it wasn’t just mere complainers, but ungrateful, unrepentant cynics telling God how to do His job and causing others to lose hope and turn away from the Lord. Also, keep in mind the events surrounding two kings, Nebuchadnezzar and Herod. One king repented in humility after God punished him for 7 years with insanity; the other ruler so prideful & reprobate, he was struck by God's angel and eaten alive by worms.
And let’s not forget how Lucifer and his cohorts were condemned to eternal torment by God for trying to usurp authority in heaven. I don’t believe anyone who tried to dethrone God from His rightful place came out unscathed. These scientists claiming to become like gods are on shaky ground. I would not want to be in their shoes. I pray they humble themselves and repent.
I read this anonymous person’s comment online: “Overstimulation by technology isn’t healthy as people get dependent on computers and remove themselves from human contact and live almost virtual lives. They become more like caricatures of themselves, transferring their reality to an alter abstract on their cell phones and computers.”
I agree.
I miss the good old days when we ventured outdoors without carrying a phone around. If you had a couple of bucks and some change in your pocket, and possibly a comb or a house key, it was enough. If we wanted to inform our friends about anything in our lives, we’d visit their house or maybe meet them at the diner in town. Rather than group chat, we all met to ride bikes, go to the movies, or go swimming at the lake or shore. I miss the times we had picnics and played Frisbee and volleyball and basketball. I can hardly believe how people live every moment on their phones now. It’s so strange to me.
Jesus offers us a much better way to live. So stop worrying and let Him lead the way.