Comment by in-silico
1 month ago
Well some people appreciate the world around them, and would care about it just as they care about trees having branches.
1 month ago
Well some people appreciate the world around them, and would care about it just as they care about trees having branches.
Some people definitely, but you made a point that you don’t. People are “biomolecular machines” and they are “useful, sure”.
I wouldn’t call that “appreciating the world around oneself”.
Want that your whole point, that people aren’t better than machines?
Yes, my point was that people aren't better than machines, but just because I don't exceptionalize humanity doesn't mean I don't appreciate it for what it is (in fact I would argue that the lack of exceptionality makes us more profound).
I wouldn't proclaim a lack of exceptionality until we get human level AI. There could still be some secrets left in these squishy brains we carry around.