I think it's time for us to accept reality

I wanted to believe that we could change the world, that we could make it a better place. But it's just not possible.<br><br>I think it is a truism that humanity is a self-optimizing system. In other words, any time we create something, we're always trying to make it better. We always want to improve it, to make it more efficient, faster, stronger, and more intelligent.<br><br>That's not necessarily bad, but it's also not necessarily good. It depends on how you think about it.<br><br>If you're a utilitarian or a consequentialist, it makes sense to create an artificial intelligence that is as intelligent as possible, so we can make the world a better place as quickly and efficiently as possible.<br><br>But if you're more of a deontologist, someone like Kant, then you would say that we have a moral duty to not create artificial intelligence, because it could potentially threaten human civilization and human values.<br><br>I think now what we need to do is to accept reality, to acknowledge that we have already gone too far down this path. We should not create an artificial intelligence that is more intelligent than us, because we don't know what the consequences will be.<br><br>But I don't think we can stop it now. I think it's too late. The cat is out of the bag.<br><br>I think we need to prepare ourselves for the worst, for the possibility that artificial intelligence could destroy human civilization.<br><br>But at the same time, I also think we need to be hopeful, to try to create a better future, a future where artificial intelligence and human beings can coexist peacefully.<br><br>I think that's what we need to do now. We need to be realistic, but we also need to be hopeful.<br><br>I think in the end, artificial intelligence is not a panacea. It's not a magic bullet that can solve all of our problems. But it's also not a monster that is going to destroy us all.<br><br>It's just a tool, a very powerful tool, and like any tool, it depends on how we use it.<br><br>That's what I think.