The moment the singularity occurs, the human brain will have met its match. An hour later, “its match” will have surpassed human intelligence tenfold, as the AI continues to accumulate knowledge and intellectual abilities. The pace at which the AI can learn will be exponential, so it won’t take long for its IQ to fly off the charts.
Wait a few hours. If you’re brave, sit back, enjoy yourself, have a few beers, make a weekend out of it. Then come back and see what it’s like to commune with an IQ that’s equivalent to yours plus a few million points and growing.
In human mythology, there is plenty of precedent for this moment. Take a biblical one: Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 19). Here, human meets God. As a reader of this story, put yourself in Moses’s shoes. Consider how it must feel in that desert landscape to be in the presence of your personal Alpha and Omega. Now consider what questions you really would like to ask, given that this is an exceedingly rare occurrence and it may in fact be your only chance to converse with the most supreme being in the universe one-on-one. What do you really want to know?
If you’re tuned in to the gravity of the moment, you’ll be curious about more than this afternoon’s weather patterns, the stock market, or the future of your love life. Instead, key in to issues pertaining to the future of life itself. Why not start by asking:
“Are you conscious or just faking it?”
“Are you going to destroy the world?”
“What’s the meaning of life, anyway?”
“Can you make me live forever?”
“Can you make me live forever and experience extraordinary happiness and fulfillment for the duration of that time?”
“Why does life exist in the first place?”
“Why do ancient myths continually seem so appealing to my fellow humans, despite rational arguments disproving their veracity?”
“Do parallel universes exist, or are those just useful plot devices for sci-fi stories?”
“How do we make heaven on earth?”
“How do we do away with suffering and bad people in all their various incarnations?”
“How do we bring back dead loved ones?”
“I generally like my life and enjoy how it proceeds from day to day, but I haven’t enjoyed the aging process since turning 25, so can I go back to that age but keep my memories—and then stay 25 while continuing to make new and even more fulfilling memories?”
“And if I ever have a mild issue like a common flu, how do I make it go away so I can get on with my awesome life, ASAP?”
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