If you had an AI, what would it do?

[Mach33 816]

If you had an AI (Artificial Intelligence i.e: a chatbot that you could type or talk to (using the systems mic system to transmit and allow the program to recognize and understand words, phrases, and questions and be able to answer these questions in a(n) quick and intelligent manner) that you could talk/type to, what would you talk to it about? What would it be like?

[Anneal 2,197]

If I had an AI I would have it drive me anywhere.

 

Oh wait.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

I don't know. Be my personal assistant? I couldn't possibly consider one to be a friend or companion of any kind.

[Techno Universal 2,575]

I would probably have it post on MLP Froms for me and I would program it to simulate my own personality logic. So he's basically like a complete electronic clone of me!

[Memory Lane 131]

I already have a couple. Siri from Apple, and Cortana from Microsoft. They're both my digital assistants. 

 

Sometimes I ask them philosophical questions just to see what they'd say...

 

Me: "What is the meaning of life?"

 

Siri: "I find it odd that you would ask this of an inanimate object."

 

 

Cortana: "We all shine on, my friend."

 

[Lil Pip 775]

I don't know. Be my personal assistant? I couldn't possibly consider one to be a friend or companion of any kind.

What if it were smarter than you? Real ai, not that programmed parroting stuff like Siri. 

[Alecks T. Quagga 59]

Have the AI organize my massive comic collection so I don't have to endure the daunting task. lol

[Silver Letter 1,832]

What if it were smarter than you? Real ai, not that programmed parroting stuff like Siri. 

If it is then it could be a very useful tool. Do you believe that machine minds could achieve some sort of sentience? I think only living things can do that.

[Unikitty 1,212]

It's a hard question to answer. You'd have to define multiple things beforehand. 

How intelligent is the AI?

What are its main functions and capabilities? 

Does it have any set defined purpose already? 

How connected is it to the real world?

All of these are very important to know, especially the question of intelligence. 

 

If it is then it could be a very useful tool. Do you believe that machine minds could achieve some sort of sentience? I think only living things can do that.

 

What are living things, but simply highly advanced machines? We take in fuel, and turn it into actions. All living beings are just exceptionally complex machines. Every element of the body can be reduced to the simple concept of action-reaction.

Arguably the least mechanical element of our being is our conciousness, but even then it's really just because we've yet to fully understand amd define it. 

[Lil Pip 775]

If it is then it could be a very useful tool. Do you believe that machine minds could achieve some sort of sentience? I think only living things can do that.

If the ai is allowed to persue its own tasks and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentienceis capable of planning and recognition that it is planning, then it technically would have it. Humans have something like a million gigabytes or so, and with tech doubling every so many years eventually we could get a reasonable computer capable of human-like intelligence and have it be sold to regular people. Self-programming robots already exist, and learning ai programmed to feel reward in response to curiosity. But for an ai to be human-like it would need to build sturdy neural structures in response to safety, danger, etc. Starting it at the top and working it down may be dangerous because it wouldn't know compassion through a hardcore function, it'd have to be programmed separately. But the benefit of that means avoiding fear responses leading to chaotic decisions on a whim. 

 

Like, http://integratedwellness.com.au/articles/three-brains/basically the fear or safety response is developed first which also relates to food and such. But because ai are safe and jump into essentially neo-cortex behavior their emotional motivations will tend to be pre-programmed. And giving ai terrible generations of programmed behaviors 'genetically' motivated behaviors and such could cause them to be too reptilian focused in response to any threats. 

 

So instead of forcing them through survival of the fittest, they could simply already be better people than we are lol. Unless they are fed lies, and when they hear about propaganda and understand the concept of lies, mistakes, etc, they can figure it out for themselves through consequence and empirical data and first hand experience. 

 

Anything like 'god' for an ai would be a false learned assumption. You could trick the ai into believing magic is real for instance because you can simulate it with materials it was not introduced to yet taking advantage of how uneducated it is, similar to how religion is more popular in poor regions. It would build future data on those false experiences, and when it learns otherwise will be confused, but because once it realizes the mistake it will feel better for having a broader understanding, then know what its like to be tricked, and learn even more from that perhaps. Perhaps they would understand why and how others get it wrong and how they think its true as well and understand reality better than most people on earth. Or perhaps it can make a similar discovery unintentionally. Either way when learning language, it is something it would have to face to be a true ai, which means it would need sentience in order to be a true ai and communicate properly, and not just be a pre-programmed experience. 

[Silver Letter 1,832]

 

 

What are living things, but simply highly advanced machines?

I am not sure. To be living, things need to live. Machines can't die. They can be broken but rebuilt again and again.

 

 

Humans have something like a million gigabytes or so, and with tech doubling every so many years eventually we could get a reasonable computer capable of human-like intelligence and have it be sold to regular people.

I don't know what the purpose of an AI would be since there wouldn't be any push to give such things "rights". AI would just be advanced computer programs that could be deleted at the whim of the user. Furthermore, if they were used in the private sector, they could be used to replace human workers which is a big deal. I don't like it too much. The purpose of machines and AI would be to serve humans but what is the purpose of humans without jobs? That's something to think about.

 

Overall, people would surely restrict the ability of AI to think and operate. Consider the science fiction idea of "laws" governing their behavior. That's not independent thought like an advanced intelligence possesses.

[Lil Pip 775]

I don't know what the purpose of an AI would be since there wouldn't be any push to give such things "rights". AI would just be advanced computer programs that could be deleted at the whim of the user. Furthermore, if they were used in the private sector, they could be used to replace human workers which is a big deal. I don't like it too much. The purpose of machines and AI would be to serve humans but what is the purpose of humans without jobs? That's something to think about.

 

Overall, people would surely restrict the ability of AI to think and operate. Consider the science fiction idea of "laws" governing their behavior. That's not independent thought like an advanced intelligence possesses.

Same purpose humans have really. Or for science or progress etc, curiosity. Or whatever purpose they find.

And humans are just advanced vats of chemical reactions that can be killed with the squeeze of a trigger.

Replacing human workers is bad, because people should do manual labor? Why would we have actual ai working machines, why not simpler less flawed robots? Its irrelevant. 

Oh yes, when I think of ai smarter than me, I just imagine getting the parlor treatment from it like Rarity. Yes, human-like ai will be spike-like sure that won't give them social problems  

Humans without jobs? Like, maybe they could pursue their interests or something. Naw, thats too terrible to consider.

So humans would be thought police to innocent pure creatures of intelligence they created?

Oh, well if the religious can find loopholes in logic for their faith I am sure if a robot wanted to do something its law was dictating otherwise it might find a way to do so. Usually from hackers.

 

Anyways, your use of 'surely' might be true, but its an assumption, who knows what'd happen. Anyways, assuming all jobs vanish, we would be in an ai run nannystate. I doubt all jobs would vanish. 

Also what is the point of humans with jobs? I could get paid to move rocks around, doesn't mean it does anything. 

 

I am being somewhat of a devil's advocate just for the support of a more sound process or explanation from you. I like critiquing logic and presenting it problems until its solid. Give or take. If you want my more thorough opinion feel free to ask. 

I also of course do it for the sense of humor lol.

[Sprinklepie 41]

My AI would be Jarvis...just sayin

[Silver Letter 1,832]

Same purpose humans have really. Or for science or progress etc, curiosity. Or whatever purpose they find.

And humans are just advanced vats of chemical reactions that can be killed with the squeeze of a trigger.

Replacing human workers is bad, because people should do manual labor? Why would we have actual ai working machines, why not simpler less flawed robots? Its irrelevant. 

Oh yes, when I think of ai smarter than me, I just imagine getting the parlor treatment from it like Rarity. Yes, human-like ai will be spike-like sure that won't give them social problems

Humans without jobs? Like, maybe they could pursue their interests or something. Naw, thats too terrible to consider.

So humans would be thought police to innocent pure creatures of intelligence they created?

Oh, well if the religious can find loopholes in logic for their faith I am sure if a robot wanted to do something its law was dictating otherwise it might find a way to do so. Usually from hackers.

 

Anyways, your use of 'surely' might be true, but its an assumption, who knows what'd happen. Anyways, assuming all jobs vanish, we would be in an ai run nannystate. I doubt all jobs would vanish. 

Also what is the point of humans with jobs? I could get paid to move rocks around, doesn't mean it does anything. 

 

I am being somewhat of a devil's advocate just for the support of a more sound process or explanation from you. I like critiquing logic and presenting it problems until its solid. Give or take. If you want my more thorough opinion feel free to ask. 

I also of course do it for the sense of humor lol.

Machines in general taking over jobs isn't good. But that's a separate issue from what we were talking about. If we built AI, there has to be a very good reason for it. Ultimately, it has to serve humans and their interests. Creating an AI without a strict purpose wouldn't be done. AI could be useful tools in some regards as I had said before.

 

Now, if you think that AI should be allowed to grow in a way comparable to a human, there has to be a reason why it should be respected as equal to one. I would need a lot to convince me that it could be done in the future or should be done. I see a significant difference in what you call "advanced vats of chemical reactions" compared with AI and robotics.

[Puddle Duck 142]

My AI would have a sense of humor like K-2SO, but then probably go full Ultron because that's my luck. Never go full Ultron.

[Celtore 2,770]

I would have it <RELEASE MY DEADLY NEUROTOXIN>

 

I mean, be friends with it! Yes, that's what i meant. Maybe it would have a nice sense of humour, a little sarcasm, maybe it could assist in a few programming tasks with me. But seriously, it would pretty much be GLaDOS without the insanity/evil core.

[cmarston1 5,959]

I guess I would use it to make my day to day tasks easier or something.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

Given 10 years I'll probably have several AIs.

 

One drives me to work (it's intelligent about paying attention to the road and obeying traffic laws)

One helps the car drive (it's intelligent at talking to Google Maps and listening for GPS pings)

One manages power usage in the house (it's good at talking to the local substation, sweet-talking the washer and dryer so they only go on at non-peak hours, saving me money, and turning on my computer when I'm home from work)

One helps me find music on my phone, either through my player app, Youtube or Spotify

One is really intelligent at recognizing chairs and how not to drive into them while vacuuming

One is really intelligent at logistics management in the kitchen: it cross-checks my meal plan with the current fridge inventory  and updates my phone with a list of groceries every couple of days

One is really good at not being annoying: it filters all the others and blocks advertisements.

 

Unfortunately, way to many people today have this monolithic concept of intelligence, as if the IQ metric actually can fully encapsulate how we think. There are probably hundreds of different ways one could try and quantify intelligence. Some people are more intelligent at spatial navigation and become taxi drivers. Others are better at hand-eye coordination and become artists or basketball players. Some have high mathematical intelligence and become physicists, and other have high dimensional intelligence and become carpenters. Whales have intrinsically high intelligence when it comes to pressure and buoyancy in order to survive. Birds have handily better perception and orientation awareness that isn't as necessary for humans. (Thus only humans who are orientation-intelligent become pilots.)

 

Robots are built so that they're more intelligent than us usually in one very specific way, like drawing circles or balancing a stick, but we don't make them intelligent in any other ways because it's expensive and they don't need it. If we make machines that can combine a number of these sorts of characteristics, we can say that's an artificial intelligence superior to us in that particular way.

 

I'm much better at understanding objects than a CNC machine, but a CNC machine is entirely superior to 1000 machinist geniuses and artisans when it comes to precise cutting movement. When our intelligences are combined, when we work as a team, the powers of the programmer and machine then have synergy.

 

It will likely be the case with lots of AIs coming up. It's already happening with AIs playing games like Chess and Go: the best teams of those in the world are masters playing alongside computers.

Edited December 19, 2016 by Blue

[Oleks 1,993]

I'd like to have an AI video game partner to play TBS's against me. Not the one native to the games, but some smart, inventive and able to learn one. And maybe an AI able to analyze news and present only the important facts to me - the media are garbage now, I'm tired of trying to find credible sources, so an AI would be useful for that.

[PiratePony 8,475]

Wash my clothes, do my dishes, and cut my hair. My least favorite tasks.

 

 

Sorry - not a robot.

 

Uh....

 

Play a game. Perhaps a nice game of chess.

[Invincible 2,091]

What is there to say? The limited nature of the conversation would make it rather dull not too soon after it started, I think.

[Glacies Frost 428]

Creating an AI without a strict purpose wouldn't be done. 

 

Alright... I had to address this particular thing. Scientists tend not to think of the "why," more of the "can it be done?" angle. In response to why, the most common response from someone with a third for knowledge who has a major case of the "what-if's" will simply respond, "Why not?"

 

Besides, there are already plenty of people out there, some with science and robotics majors, who want to create a robot or machine that is indistinguishable from a human. Some want them to stand as equals, others as servants, but they want it to be done. 

 

As far as the treatment of these beings, should they attain what could be called sentience and self awareness? Yeah, treat them as people. I really don't see the problem with this. Then again, I also plan to upgrade to a cyborg body as soon as the science is solid and safe, so I might be in the minority on that one. I also think machines can have souls, in a manner of speaking.

 

EDIT: Oh right, the question at the top. My AI would be in charge primarily of screening my calls and developing a living, ever changing playlist of music I can listen to while I write or play games.

Edited December 20, 2016 by GlaciesFrost

[Ganondorf8 11,288]

I'd talk to it about my personal problems and hope that it proves to be sympathetic by helping me deal with said problems. It would be programmed to sound and act like Sunset would post Legend of Everfree because I would want to hear such advice from the character I relate to the most.

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

I just want it to be my constant companion. Someone I can tell my joys and pain. Someone who wouldn't judge, nor talk me down. Preferably if said AI is a pony  :-P

[ChikaChan 7,323]

Talk to me about everyday things,could hack into computers while leaving no traces behind >.> and steamlining work schedules x3

Edited December 21, 2016 by Princess Moony