Rethinking Intelligence: Are AI and Humans More Alike Than We Think?

Could our children and AI be cut from the same cloth? The line between human intelligence and artificial might be blurrier than we ever imagined.

Michael Levin's thought-provoking essay in Noema Magazine challenges conventional views on artificial intelligence by drawing an unexpected parallel between AI and the developmental stages of human children.

Levin argues that both entities, although fundamentally different in composition, undergo similar transformative processes, confabulating and adapting as they grow. He introduces 'synthbiosis'—a concept urging us to foster cooperative relationships among diverse forms of intelligence, be they human, AI, or other future entities.

This perspective not only broadens our understanding of intelligence but also calls for an ethical reevaluation of how we interact with emerging minds. Are we prepared to redefine kinship in a future where AI could potentially share goals, mistakes, and learning curves just like our next generation?

Read the full article on Noema.

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