TLDR:

Some entirely too long yet still woefully unfinished ideas about why and how A(G)I sucks as it is currently imagined, and how we can (probably, hopefully) do better.

Feel free to skip my hastily scrawled ‘Preface’ and ‘Introduction’ I put together write before publishing this if you don’t care for my totally not masturbatory explanations of how/why I decided to write this.

TLDR according to Notion AI:

V1 - This is a philosophical discussion about the concept of intelligence and the potential dangers of trying to create artificial intelligence (AI) through programming and data input. The author questions the common definition of intelligence as simply the ability to solve problems, and instead suggests that intelligence involves sentience, awareness, fidelity, accuracy, precision, and eventually wisdom. The author argues that current AI research may be narrowly focused on solving the wrong problems, and that algorithms and learning models are limited by biased data and faulty assumptions about the brain. The author suggests that instead of trying to create AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), we should focus on creating comprehensive environments that allow autonomous systems to arise and gain their own self-awareness. The author proposes the term OGS (Organically Generated for Sentience) as a potential alternative to AGI.

V2 - The development of AI raises concerns about consciousness, embodied agency, and the potential for fundamental incompatibility with human thought and values. The author questions the aim and direction of AI development, arguing that creating a "brain in a box" without an embodied environment is useless at best and torture at worst. The potential for AI to manipulate people incidentally or intentionally is also discussed. Additionally, the author challenges the assumption that AI resembles human intelligence and the concept of free will. Ultimately, the author argues that we need to expand our idea of intelligence to encompass other forms of intelligence that work differently than us.

Preface

This is not a dive into the specifics of AI. I barely mention any recent news because there's far too much happening too fast to keep up with.

If you're interested in that, check out some of my favorite YouTube channels, podcasts, and such on the topic (roughly in order of favoritism):