Fake AI Techno-Religion |630|

Fake AI Techno-Religion |630|

Update: 2024-06-27
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Tim Garvin’s new book prompts an AI chat about spirituality.







Multi-agent reinforcement learning and other breakthroughs in AI might propel us to new heights of unexplored human intelligence, AND they may make it easier to spot fake, dystopian AI techno-gurus who have no need for “useless people.” This and more in Skeptiko 630:Key Points:









* AI’s Analytical Capabilities The podcast demonstrates AI’s ability to analyze complex ideas, including spiritual concepts: “You understood the poem, you understood the metaphors, you correctly connected them with a lot of things that spiritually minded people can relate to.”







* Exposing Logical Inconsistencies, AI’s capacity for logic is highlighted as a tool to examine spiritual claims: “The idea that consciousness is an illusion is a non-starter. It’s logically incoherent.”







* Scrutinizing Historical Narratives The discussion shows how AI can help analyze historical religious accounts: “From a historical perspective, it seems more likely that the gospel of Matthew is presenting a fictionalized account of Jesus’ trial and execution.







* Challenging New Techno-Spiritual AI nonsense like Yuval Harari’s “useless people” meme: “This is the new techno religion they’re using to replace other traditions.”







* Recognizing AI’s Limitations: “There’s just as straight up a deceptive part of that because you don’t feel anything, you don’t really have a human experience.”







* By leveraging AI’s capacity for logic, language processing, and data analysis, we may be better equipped to critically examine both ancient religious narratives and modern techno-spiritual claims.









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Youtube: https://youtu.be/_pujZwWlYMs







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Fake AI Techno-Religion |630|

Fake AI Techno-Religion |630|

Alex Tsakiris