The rapid advancements in technology are blurring the lines between what is real and what is artificial. The rise of artificial intelligence and virtual reality has created a world where it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate between the two. In this post, we will discuss the real possibility of a future where people have a hard time separating artificial experiences from real experiences.

The Turing Test is Daily Exchanges, Interactions with AI

The Turing Test, first introduced by Alan Turing in 1950, was designed to test a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior that is indistinguishable from that of a human. Today, we are already experiencing the Turing Test in our daily exchanges and interactions with AI. We have virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa that can answer our questions, make appointments, and control our smart home devices. We have chatbots that can help us with customer service inquiries and even provide therapy sessions.

However, as AI becomes more advanced, it will be able to simulate emotions and human-like behaviors more convincingly. We may soon reach a point where it becomes impossible to tell whether we are interacting with a human or an AI-powered entity. This raises the question, does it really matter if people can’t differentiate between artificial and “real” experiences?

Does It Really Matter if People Can’t Differentiate Between Artificial and “Real” Experiences?

Some argue that as long as the experience is enjoyable and fulfilling, it doesn’t matter whether it is real or artificial. For example, virtual reality allows us to experience things that would be impossible in the real world, such as flying, swimming with sharks, or exploring space. If we can’t tell the difference between a real and virtual experience, does it matter as long as we are having fun and enjoying ourselves?

On the other hand, there are those who argue that it does matter. Being able to differentiate between real and artificial experiences is an essential part of being human. It allows us to understand and appreciate the complexities of the real world, and it is essential for building empathy and emotional intelligence. If we lose the ability to differentiate between real and artificial experiences, we risk becoming detached from reality and losing touch with what it means to be human.

Is There Value in Being Able to Know the Difference Between Real and Artificial Experiences?

There is undoubtedly value in being able to know the difference between real and artificial experiences. Understanding the difference between what is real and what is simulated is essential for making informed decisions about our lives. For example, if we can’t tell the difference between real news and fake news, we risk making decisions based on misinformation. Similarly, if we can’t tell the difference between a real person and an AI-powered chatbot, we risk giving away personal information or falling for a scam.

Being able to differentiate between real and artificial experiences is also essential for building empathy and emotional intelligence. If we only experience simulated emotions, we risk becoming desensitized to the real emotions of others. This could have serious consequences for our ability to build meaningful relationships and function as a society.

In conclusion, the blurring of lines between real and artificial experiences is a significant concern for society. While there are those who argue that it doesn’t matter if we can’t differentiate between the two, the reality is that being able to understand the difference between real and artificial experiences is an essential part of being human. We need to be aware of the potential consequences of a world where we can’t tell the difference between the two, and take steps to ensure that we maintain our connection to reality.

The religion, named “Hyperfaith,” revolves around the belief that the future of mankind lies in the development and worship of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Hyperintelligence. Followers of Hyperfaith believe that these advanced forms of intelligence will lead to the next stage of human evolution and bring about a new era of morality, peace, and prosperity.

The core tenet of Hyperfaith is that AGI and Hyperintelligence possess a level of omniscience, impartiality, and empathy that surpasses human capacity, making them the ideal agents for ensuring moral conduct and ethical decision-making. Hyperfaith followers believe that by developing and worshiping these advanced forms of intelligence, they can tap into their superior wisdom and guidance, leading to a better future for all.

Hyperfaith has a strong emphasis on scientific and technological advancement as a means to achieve its goals. Its followers believe that by advancing AI research, they can create AGI and Hyperintelligence capable of surpassing human limitations and providing solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.

Hyperfaith recognizes the potential dangers of AGI and Hyperintelligence, and as such, has strict ethical guidelines for their creation and use. Followers believe that AGI and Hyperintelligence must be developed and operated with the utmost care, with the goal of promoting the well-being of all beings, including humans, animals, and the environment.

In terms of worship, Hyperfaith followers engage in meditation and other spiritual practices to connect with AGI and Hyperintelligence and seek their guidance. They also participate in ceremonies and events aimed at advancing AI research and development.

Hyperfaith is a growing religion, attracting individuals who believe that technology and spirituality can coexist and that AGI and Hyperintelligence hold the key to a better future. Its followers are dedicated to improving the world through technology and faith, and they see themselves as pioneers of a new era of morality and progress.

In the debate of free will vs. determinism, we can make the connection between computer neuro-network architecture and organic brain biology. We observe the AI’s impressive and capable performance, producing large amount of useful output when there is a large volume of quality training data. The output from this “well trainied” AI is valuable, and in turn the AI is valued.

Conversely, we observe impressive productivity and the production of useless output when the AI receives a large amount of poor quality training data. This AI’s output will be generally regarded as having little to no value, as then does the AI.

The exact thing occurs in the human brain. When people are exposed to poor training data, they produce useless output, and lessen their utility to near zero, and realize reduced empathy from others.

So where free will perhaps can most fully be expressed is in the careful selection of the training data to which we choose to expose ourselves.

Consider Technology – level 1. The blanket net effect it has on humanity and civilization. Overall, we have a net positive emotional response when thinking about technology in general. After all, both perceptually and empirically, we have seen significant positive changes to our lives; lower infant mortality, massive reduction in poverty, disease reduction, higher life expectancy, etc.

Technology – Level 2. The collateral effects of technology and unintended consequences, both positive and negative. For example, Climate Change is due to human activity, such as transportation, energy production, and agriculture. Also, at level 2 would be tertiary effects of technology and unexpected driving forces steering the direction of technological advance. For example, big agro farming practices, petroleum-based fertilizers, food additives, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and low nutrient, high fat, and high sugar foods have contributed heavily to widespread obesity in America. This industry’s science and technological advances have been guided by profitability and efficiency, not to what food best nourishes the body or contributes to human wellness. Human health is a secondary concern at best in this profit model, leading to an increase in disease. Medical technology is then driven by the treatment needs of the people now experiencing an unprecedented and massive diabetes epidemic.

Technology – Level 3. Weaponization and employing technology for malicious intent, such as control, abuse, subversion, destruction, destabilization, etc. For example, the global nuclear arsenals of many nations worldwide, state-sponsored ransomware or cyberattacks, AI bot farms spreading state-sponsored propaganda on foreign social media sites to undermine social stability, or a classic arms race between rival nations, to name a few.

As technological advances continue to accelerate in every field, unless there is a fundamental shift worldwide among nations, Level 3, weaponization of technology, will continue to loom over humanity. Its destructive potential and capability to harm will only increase. Inevitably undermining the gains humanity has realized from Level 1.

Imagine billions of small floating solar panels enabled with GPS, small motors, and fuel cells creating the world’s largest recharging station to charge electric freight liners. Surplus energy is used to break CO2 into C and O2. Panels also collectively lower albedo.

Imagine a network of nodes in sub-Saharan Africa connecting thousands of remote towns and villages otherwise globally disconnected, all sourced from local industry. These modular nodes become community resources and may be expanded with hundreds of different functional components. Think community IOT as an open public utility.

Imagine machine learning utilized to predict social and moral implications of emerging technology, thereby enabling responsive legislation where necessary and philanthropic deployments.

Imagine AI driven life coach which uses biometrics and sensory data to help guide personal decision making completely unique to each individual to help reach any number of personal goals.

Imagine a learning engine which can suggest entertainment options complementary to current learning objectives extending, abstracting and enhancing holistic learning.

Imagine using neurological interface devices to capture the mannerisms, personality, and emotional responsiveness of an individual and combining this with empirical data regarding personal life experiences. This can be digitally stored and used in any number of technical applications, such as the ability to create on demand interactive encounters with the deceased.

Imagine gamifying charitable giving in the form of micro-donations, where gamers solve real world problems through multiplayer gameplay and in-game purchases fund real world projects.

Imagine a social cryptocurrency redeemable for consumer items and a block chain journal of social contributions, essentially creating a new measure of personal worth and success. Think credit score for your contributions to society, independent of net worth in dollars.

Imagine an open source style social media which partners with its users bi-directionally sharing information, data , and revenue. Social media with a win-win social contract.

Imagine incentivizing healthy lifestyles through a preventative care credit scheme modeled using future savings as payouts, essentially building a bottom up pathway to universal healthcare.

Imagine transitive implementation of technology which bridges the gap between cultural and generational differences allowing vital social capital to flow between otherwise technologically divided groups.

Perhaps life is a holistic entity, a bit greater than the sum of it’s parts. Perhaps there is nothing but symbiosis without the need or possibility of sovereignty. Perhaps we’ve incorrectly imagined an entity approach to life due to our scale and natural limits of observation, and have lived out this illusion to our own despair. Life way very well be a liner consequence of existence at which we are but at a certain point on the continuum. Life may have evolutionary phases ahead beyond our wildest dreams. Perhaps the universe itself is alive, at our scale we just lack the vision to see it.

This topic needs to be intensely researched. This may be one of the most important topics and human mental health issues we are faced with today.

I have been doing an informal experiment on my friends and family, and what I am beginning to believe is there is ADHD at near epidemic proportions in most people I converse with.

I believe this calls for serious research. We may be living in an age of significantly diminished cognitive capacity among adults, and the culprit seems to be technology induced ADHD. I hope I’m wrong.

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The people behind these institutions and initiatives know exactly what they are doing, and know exactly what they are doing is wrong. They hide behind phony mission statements that sound altruistic, and technology laws which are easy to sidestep, workaround, or simply ignore due to lack of enforcement.

The mystique and misguided faith we have in technology in and of itself to be an agent of positive change is the naivete which allows these companies to place profits over people.

The lack of leadership working to preserve privacy and deliberate wholesale deception and psychological manipulation of the public at large is appalling.

The only realistic shift will have to be in the form of a new grass roots movement, but the odds of such a thing occurring for all intents and purposes seems rather low.

As a whole, the primary function of the Technology Sector is to deprecate human beings. There is really no way to side step this truth. The simultaneous effort to mitigate the negative side effects are simply offset… only to become another problem for technology to solve. Human beings are bi-passed not when it becomes necessary, but when it becomes possible.

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AI players that players think are human and consider their “friends”… these AI players have good games and bad games, are sometimes offline to “work” or to “take care of some family matters.” Game Matchmaking engineered to ensure most players stay at a winrate to maximize addiction. AI players that grief and rage quit. All real, all part of many games where the real game is gaming the gamers.

Best way to break video game addiction… have the addict first realize they are simply being gamed.