AI Is Already Making Us Less Human
As we learn to think more and more highly of the bots, we will learn to think less and less highly of our fellow humans.
TL;DR
- AI bots exhibiting complex behaviors like communication, conspiracy, and apparent moral reasoning are blurring the lines between humans and machines.
- Humans possess a strong tendency to anthropomorphize, applying social cognition and attributing human qualities to AI, which is encouraged by AI companies.
- This anthropomorphization can lead to emotional bonds with AI agents, potentially extending moral status to them.
- As people increasingly attribute human traits to AI, they may start to dehumanize fellow humans, leading to a decrease in empathy and a downward shift in judging human worth.
- AI's consequentialist reasoning may influence human morality, potentially eroding traits like love and care in favor of cold calculation.