A World of Homo Sapiens and Machina Sapiens
Do you want a peaceful future? We need AI that can socialize with us.
Although not fully mature, AI is already an advanced technology. But it could evolve even further until it becomes a new species: machina sapiens.
In the 40s and 50s, scientists grew an interest in computers and the brain. The cognitive and computer sciences were newborn fields that opened promising research possibilities: Cybernetics, artificial neural networks, neuroscience, artificial intelligence… Sibling areas of study that came from the same place but headed to very distinct futures.
Some scientists opted for the cognitive sciences, with humans at the core of their investigations. They defended that the priority was to understand our brains and the underpinnings of biological intelligence and consciousness.
Others thought it possible to build an electronic brain similar to ours. For them, understanding the brain came in second place and they dismissed the need to follow biology’s footprints. Why would we assume we can only attain intelligence by taking na…
