<p>Yesterday, I met with a friend I see maybe once a year. He used to live in New York and worked at Facebook, but now he has moved to Miami - hence the rare meetings. Every time after such evenings, I walk around for a long time thinking about what we talked about.</p>
<p>By the way, many of the AI ideas I write about here were first discussed with him. For example, he recommended the book <strong>Avogadro</strong>, which I wrote about <a href="https://t.me/rvnikita_blog/280">here</a>.</p>;
<p>Interestingly, we quickly transitioned from discussions about technology to philosophical questions. We talked about a lot of things that still need to be digested, but one thought struck me particularly hard:</p>
<p>We discussed that many argue whether AI will ever become similar to humans. We quickly agreed that it’s just a matter of time. Computers will sooner or later "clone" human intelligence, and most likely, surpass it. The important thing is — people often live like programs themselves: closed simple loops, habitual scenarios, complaints about circumstances.</p>
<p>The real question is — can a person one day rise to a higher level, where simple deterministic laws no longer apply, where there are no template reactions and repetitive thoughts? Can a person stop being just a "box of neurons" and become something greater than any system operating by an algorithm? Can a person reach what AI is inherently unable to access — consciousness, freedom, inner growth, breaking out of the predictable and truly becoming a Human?</p>
<p>P.S. I've been thinking for a while about doing a podcast/video interview with cool guys like this friend, <a href="http://t.me/ProductsAndStartups">Bayram Annakov</a> or <a href="http://t.me/gosha_from_the_block">Gosha Levin</a>. As usual, everything comes down to a lack of time and the desire to "do it perfectly" - although cool content will be cool even in the mediocre quality of a recorded Zoom conversation. What do you think? Should I ditch perfectionism and record a couple of conversations?</p>
<p>P.P.S. I reread the post and realized that it’s very difficult to convey in words the thought that’s in my head. Everything either becomes unclear or looks like the ramblings of an esoteric.</p>
<p>#ai #agi #human #meaning_of_live #mediation #religion</p>
