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The issue here is: Will artificial superintelligence become our masters or will we train it to be helpful to the human condition, or maybe a little bit of both. Today, we have artificial narrow intelligence, useful for single functions (e.g., driving 18 wheelers). Next comes artificial general intelligence, a time when computers can write their own code. When machines can set their own goals, we will have reached the stage of artificial superintelligence and what life will be like then is uncertain and a matter of debate.
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Of course, computers are already superior to humans in certain aspects of intelligence: memory, recall, computational speed, etc.
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The Borg is a fictional sect from the TV series Star Treck, in which all individuals are part of a mental and behavioral collective, connected to the collective through implants attached surgically or grown internally. Individuality disappears and the collective governs all thought, action, and allegiance.
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Gordon, T.J., Todorova, M. (2019). Our Computer Overlords. In: Future Studies and Counterfactual Analysis . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18437-7_10
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