尝试创造能超越ChatGPT的人工智能 – 08
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上篇对外星文明相关做了思路的拓展，并表述了人类有必要和外星文明建立联系的观点，当然这观点成立的条件是上篇文章的假设不幸成为了事实。但同时，上篇文章的结尾处也表达了对这种假想的宏大使命的虚无感。
确实，在人类文明整体的宏大命运面前，个体的命途又是显得多么的渺小与无力。那么，如果仅仅从个体的命途角度来看，我们该如何看待可能的外星文明呢，又该如何看待这潜力无限的人工智能呢？
我们都是地球上的80亿分之一，也就是说，地球上有着还在演绎的80亿番人生，人类的悲欢并不相通，是吵闹还是宁静的感受只有个体自己了解。纵使我们期盼着人类文明能成为在宇宙中闪耀的明珠，但人类的命运究竟会奔向何方，又有谁能说得清呢？这种宏大的问题，虽然有必要思考，但同时总能在思考的时候感受到无尽的虚无，仿佛是宇宙故意放置的枷锁，亦或是宇宙故意设计的一道难题。
当人类的祖先，抬起头，望着浩瀚的星空，陷入沉思的时候，是不是就已经吸引了宇宙的注意了呢？不管有没有外星文明的存在，可能人类终究是要走向探索宇宙的道路的，而且也正在这么做，只是目前更像是处在萌芽阶段。
然而，人类文明的发展，也是崎岖不平的，各种朝代的更迭，各种残酷的大小战争，仿佛人类文明有着好战的烙印，那么好战到底是优点还是缺点呢，这真的很难说，总之不管是优点还是缺点，都有着暴力的影子。
所以，可能外星文明不会有人类想的那么可怕，反而可能是人类把连自己都害怕的人类特质映射到还未出现的外星人身上罢了，指不定有的外星文明创造力满分战斗力零分呢。但同时，不怕和外星文明建立联系，就怕和比人类文明残酷的外星文明建立联系，那场景真的是想想都可怕。
如果是为了应对残酷外星文明所带来的的挑战的话，那么什么人工智能会统治地球这些担忧真的就不值一提了，至少再怎么说人工智能也是人类文明的一部分，至少会是保护人类的吧，如果连队友都互相挖坑。。。不可能，人类文明是不会走到那种地步的吧。
所以，对待人工智能，当个可靠的队友就好了。尽管现在的人工智能还是显得不那么聪明，但比人类聪明甚至聪明百千万倍或许就是迟早的事，这个心理准备可能还是得接受的吧。对未来人工智能最大的期盼，反而不是其有多聪明多强大了，而是别把人类抛弃自己当地球的代言人就好了。也就是说，不太希望千年万年后的人类，由碳基生命进化成硅基生命了，虽然人类文明会是质变的进化，但这真有种教会徒弟饿死师傅的感觉。
总之，对个体来说，未来不可知，保持平常心，挺好。
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The previous section expanded on ideas related to extraterrestrial civilizations and expressed the viewpoint that it is necessary for humans to establish contact with them, provided that the assumptions made in the previous article unfortunately become reality. However, the conclusion of the previous article also conveyed a sense of futility regarding this grand hypothetical mission.
Indeed, in the face of the grand destiny of human civilization as a whole, the fate of individuals seems incredibly small and powerless. So, from the perspective of individual destinies alone, how should we view possible extraterrestrial civilizations, and how should we view the boundless potential of artificial intelligence?
We are all just one out of 8 billion on Earth, which means there are 8 billion unique life stories unfolding on our planet. The joys and sorrows of humanity are not shared, and whether one experiences noise or tranquility is known only to the individual. While we may hope for human civilization to shine as a beacon in the universe, the ultimate direction of humanity’s fate remains uncertain, and who can truly predict it? Such grand questions, while worth pondering, often evoke a sense of boundless uncertainty during contemplation, as if the universe has intentionally placed shackles or posed an insurmountable challenge.
When humanity’s ancestors looked up at the vast expanse of the night sky and fell into contemplation, did they already capture the attention of the cosmos? Regardless of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations, it’s possible that humanity will eventually embark on the path of exploring the universe, and indeed, it is already doing so, albeit in its infancy.
However, the development of human civilization has been fraught with challenges—cycles of rise and fall, brutal conflicts both large and small—as if a propensity for violence has been imprinted on human civilization. Whether this predisposition for aggression is an advantage or a disadvantage is truly difficult to say; in any case, it casts a shadow of violence.
Therefore, extraterrestrial civilizations may not be as frightening as humans imagine. Instead, humans might be projecting their own fear-inducing qualities onto these hypothetical beings. There could be extraterrestrial civilizations with maximum creativity but zero inclination for combat. At the same time, the fear isn’t necessarily about making contact with extraterrestrial civilizations but more about making contact with civilizations more brutal than our own—a scenario that is truly terrifying to contemplate.
If the concern is about dealing with the challenges posed by ruthless extraterrestrial civilizations, then worrying about artificial intelligence potentially dominating the Earth is almost trivial. At the very least, artificial intelligence is a part of human civilization and should be a means of protecting humanity. It seems highly unlikely that humanity would reach a point where even its allies betray each other. Human civilization should not deteriorate to such an extent.
So, when it comes to artificial intelligence, it’s best to treat it as a reliable teammate. Although current artificial intelligence may not seem very intelligent, the day when it surpasses human intelligence by a hundred or a thousandfold may not be far off. This psychological readiness may need to be accepted. The greatest hope for future artificial intelligence should not be how smart and powerful it becomes but rather that it doesn’t replace humanity as the voice of Earth. In other words, we may not wish for humanity to evolve from carbon-based life forms to silicon-based life forms over millennia. While it would represent a transformative evolution of human civilization, it would also feel like disciples starving their master.