On the way to a strong AI: Socio-philosophical problems
Abstract:
The authors define the concepts of consciousness, mind, reason, intellect. The most important properties of consciousness: understanding of the self, reflection, freedom, creativity. Mind is the ability to understand the absolute. Reason is the ability to understand the relative. Intellect is the ability of a subject to solve by rational and logical methods a wide class of tasks related to the life of the subject. Types of artificial intelligence (AI): weak, strong, super-strong AI. Problems that arise on the way of turning a weak AI into a strong one: freedom, trust, alienation. The main problem is freedom. It is the actualization of potencies (G. Hegel). There are two types of intellect possible: having freedom (human) and not having it (weak AI based on an algorithm). If a strong AI is reduced to an algorithm, then it will not gain freedom, it will not grow to reason. If a weak AI evolves, mutates, it will become independent, gain freedom and subsequently grow to reason and spiritual life. For the emergence of freedom, an evolving AI must have a different substantial basis and thinking (primarily mathematics). The substance must be mobile and capable of random changes. The basis of randomness is the microcosm. The functioning of AI should be based on the mathematics of mobile concepts and logic based on the generalized law of identity. The second problem of creating a strong AI is the problem of trust. Sometimes weak AI leads to wrong decisions, which leads to dangerous mistakes in economics, politics, and the military field. To avoid risk and trust AI, it is necessary to make the AI's work understandable to humans. The third problem is alienation. Technology (especially AI) becomes more complicated and becomes independent of the person, of the decision makers. It invades culture imperceptibly and replaces the human with the inhuman. A strong AI will become friendly towards a person if it follows the highest spiritual values (truth, goodness, beauty, love ...).
