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When I hear about Hawking or Musk etc. being feared of AI, I always think about how cats & dogs could have also been scared facing human evolution. But yet here they still are, obviously smarter than us since they don't do shit but sleep all day ;).
You mean the lucky few who get to live as pets?
And this is exactly why breeds like Chihuahua, Poodles and Labradoodles have done so well.
These types of dogs living in a Darwinist world, have no right to survive, but thanks to their human relationships they are thriving.
The big question, is this the dog wagging the tail or the tail wagging the human?
> Only in this case, the humans were the tools, and the dogs the tool-users. And this is exactly why breeds like Chihuahua, Poodles and Labradoodles have done so well. These types of dogs living in a Darwinist world, have no right to survive, but thanks to their human relationships they are thriving. The big question, is this the dog wagging the tail or the tail wagging the human?
Also, are humans exempted from a "Darwinist world"?
When I hear about Hawking or Musk etc. being feared of AI, I always think about how cats & dogs could have also been scared facing human evolution. But yet here they still are, obviously smarter than us since they don't do shit but sleep all day ;).
since they don't do shit but sleep all day You mean the lucky few who get to live as pets?
He's a naughty puppy, but dammit if we don't love him unconditionally!
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since they don't do shit but sleep all day You mean the lucky few who get to live as pets?
Oh, it's worse than that. The best evolutionary strategy for animals seems to be evolving into humans' pets, human food, or scavengers of human waste... Other can survive -- with human help -- by serving as entertainment.
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Oh, it's worse than that. The best evolutionary strategy for animals seems to be evolving into humans' pets, human food, or scavengers of human waste... Other can survive -- with human help -- by serving as entertainment.
Becoming human food is an evolutionary strategy for animals?
For reference, humans have a population of 7 billion, with a biomass of 105 million tons.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomass_%28ecology%29#Terrestri...
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Oh, it's worse than that. The best evolutionary strategy for animals seems to be evolving into humans' pets, human food, or scavengers of human waste... Other can survive -- with human help -- by serving as entertainment.
Becoming human food is an evolutionary strategy for animals?
Living into old age isn't a factor.
There wouldn't be nearly as many cows, chickens or pigs on this planet if they weren't delicious. Especially pigs, humans would kill them on sight due to the tendencies of feral ones to destroy crops.
When I hear about Hawking or Musk etc. being feared of AI, I always think about how cats & dogs could have also been scared facing human evolution. But yet here they still are, obviously smarter than us since they don't do shit but sleep all day ;).
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Becoming human food is an evolutionary strategy for animals?
Natural selection would favor those organisms who live long enough to reproduce. Living into old age isn't a factor. There wouldn't be nearly as many cows, chickens or pigs on this planet if they weren't delicious. Especially pigs, humans would kill them on sight due to the tendencies of feral ones to destroy crops.