Artificial Intelligence/ Skynet/ and the internet
-Nathan Human
As a former psychology honors student, I have a fairly well developed understanding of the inner and outer workings of the mind, mostly acquired from my own independent analysis and work with actual human beings as a counselor, which was complimented by this long winded education (indoctrination). So this one isn't entirely pulled out of my ass.
The brain consists of Neurons, all of which are connected by what are called dendrites (Send messages short distances, more numerous) and Axons (long distances less numerous, and connect to other things asides from neurons like muscles). In the same way the internet consists of terminals (servers, personal CPUS, phones, cables, wifi, which upload and download content). Out of this matrix of neuronal activity came consciousness. That is, an overarching system (order) was born out of this chaotic activity of information. In some circles this process is referred to as the theory of emergence. The interesting thing about this matrix of neuronal activity is that it by and large functions just like a computer, in that trillions of binary decisions amount to a complex and sophisticated and seemingly unified consciousness. This means that all of your thoughts, visualizations, no matter how complex are the sum of this binary activity. For example, a neuron can fire if the sum of its input exceeds a certain constant threshold (which is about -70 millivolts). If the incoming signals going into this neuron (determined by chemical influx charges) exceed this threshold the neuron will fire, and send a message to subsequent neurons which will typically have some outward expression when coupled with that of other neurons (like a thought or an action). This may make more sense in a bit, and is not as complicated as it sounds. For those up on the jargon this is not to advocate bio-reductionism, as there is much we do not know about how this matrix of activity amounts to consciousness.
Many presume that Artificial intelligence will be invented. I think there is a greater likelihood that it will simply manifest out of these internet exchanges, in the same way that consciousness emerged from all of this binary neuronal activity. Take for example the “liking” function which is now available on most websites. If the sum total of likes exceeds a certain threshold, the fallacious principle of consensus validity tells us that people will be more apt to indulge and re-circulate that information, either by re-posting it, downloading it, and re-uploading it etc. Google has taken on the task of categorizing and ordering this information, in the same way the executive functions of the mind conform to create consciousness. Is it possible that when taken together things such as Google trends, street view, search, news, Gmail, Google latitude, Google earth etc, can combine to amass a global mind of sorts? Of course Google is but one of many services that is trying to order the internet (obviously in line with its own interests) but certainly among the most popular. What will happen when Google decides to integrate these programs? If we were to take this one step further we could assess the mental health of this global mind. Is it neurotic? Psychotic? How well does this global mind perceive reality.
-Nathan Human
As a former psychology honors student, I have a fairly well developed understanding of the inner and outer workings of the mind, mostly acquired from my own independent analysis and work with actual human beings as a counselor, which was complimented by this long winded education (indoctrination). So this one isn't entirely pulled out of my ass.
The brain consists of Neurons, all of which are connected by what are called dendrites (Send messages short distances, more numerous) and Axons (long distances less numerous, and connect to other things asides from neurons like muscles). In the same way the internet consists of terminals (servers, personal CPUS, phones, cables, wifi, which upload and download content). Out of this matrix of neuronal activity came consciousness. That is, an overarching system (order) was born out of this chaotic activity of information. In some circles this process is referred to as the theory of emergence. The interesting thing about this matrix of neuronal activity is that it by and large functions just like a computer, in that trillions of binary decisions amount to a complex and sophisticated and seemingly unified consciousness. This means that all of your thoughts, visualizations, no matter how complex are the sum of this binary activity. For example, a neuron can fire if the sum of its input exceeds a certain constant threshold (which is about -70 millivolts). If the incoming signals going into this neuron (determined by chemical influx charges) exceed this threshold the neuron will fire, and send a message to subsequent neurons which will typically have some outward expression when coupled with that of other neurons (like a thought or an action). This may make more sense in a bit, and is not as complicated as it sounds. For those up on the jargon this is not to advocate bio-reductionism, as there is much we do not know about how this matrix of activity amounts to consciousness.
Many presume that Artificial intelligence will be invented. I think there is a greater likelihood that it will simply manifest out of these internet exchanges, in the same way that consciousness emerged from all of this binary neuronal activity. Take for example the “liking” function which is now available on most websites. If the sum total of likes exceeds a certain threshold, the fallacious principle of consensus validity tells us that people will be more apt to indulge and re-circulate that information, either by re-posting it, downloading it, and re-uploading it etc. Google has taken on the task of categorizing and ordering this information, in the same way the executive functions of the mind conform to create consciousness. Is it possible that when taken together things such as Google trends, street view, search, news, Gmail, Google latitude, Google earth etc, can combine to amass a global mind of sorts? Of course Google is but one of many services that is trying to order the internet (obviously in line with its own interests) but certainly among the most popular. What will happen when Google decides to integrate these programs? If we were to take this one step further we could assess the mental health of this global mind. Is it neurotic? Psychotic? How well does this global mind perceive reality.
Judging by the ramped corruption that persists in the real world, one would be compelled to view this amalgamation of inputs and outputs as insane, as what is typically held in this zeitgeist of “likes” does not reflect what is important in the real world nor the collective interests of human kind. For example the most “liked” thing on the internet hardly approaches what is of utmost importance to humankind, largely because the majority of people are brainwashed ignoramuses and morons. I won’t apologize for that.
So what does it all mean? If not Google, or some other all infringing service, the internet will soon organize itself into something that resembles the infamous “skynet”, a system in the sci-fi movie “The Terminator” which was linked into everything and eventually became conscious. The fundamental mystery persists however, that is, the transition from order to chaos. This is the real New World Order. The global hive mind. I plan on revisiting this idea and providing a more in depth analysis when I have time and am not at work.
Until then check out this article on Physorg
So what does it all mean? If not Google, or some other all infringing service, the internet will soon organize itself into something that resembles the infamous “skynet”, a system in the sci-fi movie “The Terminator” which was linked into everything and eventually became conscious. The fundamental mystery persists however, that is, the transition from order to chaos. This is the real New World Order. The global hive mind. I plan on revisiting this idea and providing a more in depth analysis when I have time and am not at work.
Until then check out this article on Physorg
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