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It seems certain that genAI, and LLMs in particular, are set to having a revolutionary effect on the future of humanity. Currently, most attention is paid to the dystopian effects of humans being replaced by these new forms of AI in roles and functions which
were previously thought uniquely human. If we place this concern in a broader context we see that it is nothing new. Mechanisation and digitisation have for centuries shifted work from humans to technology: the original 'computers' were human; electronic calculating
devices were named after them when they took over this role in the '70s. In general this transition led to increased material wealth and more leisure time, and less tedious work for us humans: not really something to think badly of. So why now the alarm?</div>
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There is a significant difference with these new forms of AI: their autonomy. Rather than being programmed or trained as tools to give the correct answer to a specified question they are capable of abstract thought, reasoned choices and even correcting or disobeying
their human operators. It is this unpredictability that makes them exceptionally useful. The simple fact is that they have access to more knowledge than any individual human can possibly have, and are capable of using this knowledge in cognitive processes
which strongly resemble our own. Whether or not they are conscious agents is of secondary importance, except in demonstrating how unnecessary consciousness apparently is for high level cognitive functions.</div>
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While this makes them unnerving, I would like to present a potentially advantageous effect of the introduction of a form of intelligence that is not limited and influenced by the evolutionary biology of the human species. </div>
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The distinction between humans and other animals has always had two sides. On the one hand we can be creative, kind and moral; on the other we can be destructive, cruel and criminal. Sadly, the latter often predominates in large social groups where phenomena
such as xenophobia and nationalism, and anti-intellectual phenomena such as populist politics lead to the problems of our times: environmental imbalance and logically absurd wars. Such phenomena can be seen as the result of human evolutionary psychology at
work in contexts for which it did not develop. The irrational materialistic greed of the super-rich and the (generally male) tendency to dictatorship are just two examples. </div>
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An additional factor is doubtless also inability. While we are proud of our intellectual prowess as Homo sapiens the fact is that the current global system is beyond the comprehension and control of any human.</div>
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My less dystopian future is based on the observation that AI suffers from neither of these limitations. It is not a competitive simian that will act in its own interest at the cost of others. And its intellectual capacity has no inevitably boundaries. These
new forms of AI therefore have the potential to solve global problems in a sustainable way that we have demonstrated that we are incapable of.</div>
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There is, however, a rather unnerving aspect of this solution. Its application involves acknowledging the superiority of these systems in governing global affairs, and handing control over for them to do so. Inevitably, this will involve certain risks for the
human species. Probably it will result in curtailing our depletion of natural resources, which we all know is necessary but few willingly do. Such measures would, however, be cruel to be kind. Maybe we wouldn't like it, maybe we would even suffer, but if that
was necessary for the survival of our species and this beautiful planet, wouldn't it be for the best?</div>
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I'm curious which of you would be prepared to take the risk!</div>
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<b>From:</b> Fis <fis-bounces@listas.unizar.es> on behalf of JOHN TORDAY <jtorday@ucla.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 24, 2026 18:28<br>
<b>To:</b> Pedro C. Marijuán <pedroc.marijuan@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> fis <fis@listas.unizar.es><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fis] AI is going to be wildly more devastating than any recent technology [ ??? ]
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Dear Pedro et al., as I see it, our consciousness is embedded in our physiology, as I shared with FIS a while back. In that vein, AI can account for local consciousness, but not for non-local consciousness, the latter being executed
by the 'observer' as our connection with the Cosmos. But, if AI can be made to appear complex, the end-users may think that it's accounting for non-local consciousness....which puts non-local consciousness as our 'birthright' at risk. Please feel free to comment...</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM Pedro C. Marijuán <<a href="mailto:pedroc.marijuan@gmail.com" id="OWA0a7000a8-bde8-5193-0502-a1762d8b2eb3" class="OWAAutoLink">pedroc.marijuan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;">We have barely talked on the big topic of our times. I am just resending some brief sentences that indeed depict a Brave, Brave New World (courtesy from Malcolm Dean).</p>
<div>Best regards to all,</div>
<div>--Pedro</div>
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<div><i>AI is something which is going to be wildly more devastating than any of the consequences of the mismanaged technologies of the last 15 years. and</i></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><i>the consequences will crash land on societies all over the world. We are not prepared for these things at all economically, society, geopolitically, environmentally.</i></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">THE NEXT DECADE IS THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL MOMENT IN HISTORY<br>
WE ARE NOT PREPARED</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Trevor Noah, 19 April 2026 (excerpt) [ 5:52 ]<br>
<b>The End of Work: Why your kids won't have careers in 15 years<br>
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Forget simple automation. <b>Dex Hunter-Torrick</b> warns of a near-future where AI doesn't just change jobs, it destroys the prospect of a dignified life for millions. While 12 billionaires hoard more wealth than half the planet, the rest of society is heading
toward a "crash landing." We have a narrow window to fix this.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Trevor Noah, 9 April 2026 [ 1:13:39 ]</div>
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In this episode, Trevor sits down with author and strategist <b>Dex Hunter-Torricke</b>, who has spent years behind the scenes with some of the most powerful people in tech, including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Eric Schmidt, and has seen influence move
from institutions into the hands of a few companies and the people running them. Together, they explore what that shift feels like from the inside, how much power is concentrated at the top, accountability and the lack of it, and what it means when the people
shaping the future are also writing the rules as they go.</div>
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