Futurism

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A place to discuss the ideas, developments, and technology that can and will shape the future of civilization.

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(1) Concepts are often better treated in isolation -- eg: "what if energy became near zero cost?"
(2) Consider the law of unintended consequences -- eg: "if this happens, then these other systems fail"
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(4) We are here to explore the parameter spaces of the future -- these includes political system changes that advances may trigger. Keep political discussions abstract and not about current affairs.
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What milestones will humanity likely skip before we reach AGI? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Davy_Jones@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/futurism@lemmy.ca

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Which scientific, technological, or social achievements are we unlikely to ever complete before artificial general intelligence arrives?

Examples to seed the discussion: fully mapped human brain at synapse-level, reliable molecular nanofabrication, global economic equality, true interstellar travel, or a 100% cure for aging.

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[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I feel like the modern civilization (or at least world order) is likely to collapse before we reach AGI. Either due to this:

Or due to the impending climate disaster.

Or due to a certain orange person with alleged dementia nuking China.

I don't think humans will go extinct (not for a while, anyways), but scientific progress will be on pause for a while there.