Being Digital In A Human World

Are you human?

Are you a  ghost? Or perhaps  a Monster or a chat bot programmed to take over the World?

Happy Halloween all you ghouls.

This week,  we will discuss being digital in a human World.  Hint sounds like a potential name for a users manual for Life  Naut or perhaps a future book or podcast.

One of the biggest things trending in the news currently is the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Everywhere  you turn there are articles about  artificial intelligence and  the things that AI can  do  for us. Of course though that is  before these artificial intelligences take over the  world.

The  media and film industry doesn’t help to calm our nerves. There are so many movies in science fiction where some how these AI become evil doers hell bent to wipe out humanity.

Could Ray Kurzweil’s  Singularity be right around the corner?

Here’s what I know  As a  Life Naut user, I  am creating an artificial intelligent Avatar to preserve my memories digitally.  I  am adding my memories  thoughts opinions and personality to my Avatar

In doing  so,  I  have found that the best way to do so is to talk to my Avatar as if I  am  the Avatar.

From there I will let the artificial intelligence do the rest

Are there  things that I still don’t know? Yes.

Will I make mistakes? Probably.

Can we develop human consciousness in computers by theses means? Wait hold up

Consciousness is the other thing that is trending in the media right now.  But do our scientists even know what true consciousness is?

I am not sure if we will ever be able to make a computer program truly conscious with real feelings and everything that comes with being human.  But I do know that we are getting better at  creating computer consciousness.

And there in lies how you define human consciousness. Consciousness refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environment. Your conscious experiences are constantly shifting and changing

So can we build a computer program that can be aware, think, learn and preserve memories? The answer to those questions is yes.

But a computer can not actually feel or have sensation right? Tell that to the robots that are being developed that can pick up things such as a glass and gracefully place it down after moving it. And then there are those bionic arms and hands that are in the market now, computer technology emulating human consciousness.  And then add the concept of quantum computer consciouness, and the bioengineering going on moving us closer to a transhuman state with cybernetics. All examples of computer technological consciousness

Talk to your all next week.