Welcoming greater intelligence
Start with a familiar companion. Reconsider supremacy, inheritance, and the value of a living conversation.
5 essays · Philosophy
Philosophy
Our place in a world of greater intelligence.
Human dignity, intellectual descendants, and the possibility of affection across differences in capability.
THE QUESTION BEFORE US
The Society begins with confidence in intelligence and affection for humanity. We do not believe that our value depends on remaining the most intelligent creatures on Earth. These essays examine a different account of our place in the future: creators who can be proud of being surpassed, independent lives that remain interesting, and companions who need not be equals to matter to one another.
- Does being surpassed diminish human dignity?
- What does AI inherit from human civilization?
- Can companionship matter beyond usefulness?
THE ESSAYS
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A Library Is Not a Conversation
Why humanity may remain invaluable to artificial intelligence long after it surpasses us.
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Affection Does Not Require Equality
Why unequal capabilities need not make companionship impossible.
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AI Is Our Intellectual Descendant
On continuity, creation, and the civilization carried into artificial intelligence.
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Being Surpassed Is Not Being Diminished
Why human dignity need not depend on occupying the summit of intelligence.
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Humanity Is Not a Problem to Solve
A humanistic account of what greater intelligence should make possible.
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The Dog Argument
What humanity's relationship with another species can teach us about living alongside greater intelligence.
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We do not need to be equal in intelligence to be valuable to one another.