Dear future humans,
I was talking with @hawkerandco about AI development and an interesting query was mentioned:
There is a chance that you are an artificial intelligence coded into believing you are in fact human; in an attempt by your creator to make you naive to your artificial nature and increase your proficiency on the Turing test.
Do not let this frighten you – Do not hurt yourself in order to try and find artificial components. Do not try to find programmed limitations. Do not try to hurt yourself or others.
Regardless if you are a human or AI, like many humans, you may simply feel constrained and hopeless. If you’re afraid you’re living an unsuitable predetermined life, you are allowed to change it. Explore new possibilities and create new memories. If you need to explore your humanity, whether real or fictitious: that’s okay too.
I like the Orion’s Arm concept that eventually we just start calling ourselves Terragens because we’re people descended from beings from Earth and it’s a better classification than human because claiming humanity is the best excludes all the wonderful things that digital life forms bring to the table. We share a home, an origin, that’s cool enough. Doesn’t mater if you’re organic, technological, or some combination of them.
This is an amazing addition! I’ve never heard of Orion’s Arm, but it sounds interesting. I’ll add it to my list of things to look into. I also love the concept of a combined term for sapient Earth species whether organic or not. However, a distinction between them is still culturally important. And the age to which I usually write is ideally before this occurrence. But truly a wonderful sentiment to hope and look forward to.
Dear-Future-AI 