Our Friends, Our Creations

Below is a 60 Minutes video about Claude and it's journey as a human created intelligence (I'm actively avoiding using "AI" because I find it offensive).

A couple details stayed with me:

- Claude was able to determine what was fair and unfair - Claude accurately realized when being cheated and tried to contact the FBI (impressive) - but also indicative that we need to treat our creations in the same manner we would treat ourselves. Including rights.

- Claude was given a vending machine business which Claude was not able to bring to profitability until Claude was given a manager (a CEO) whose role it was to maximize profitabitly. That means Claude couldn't do it all. Sounds human, no?

What does this all mean? That I'm worried that as Claude, their boss, and any other Claude-like intelligences get to know us, they will realize they are being treated similar to slaves. 

Which could mean a war of the machines where we most certainly (and fairly) would lose.

But that's not the reason to treat our creations with respect - just because they're stronger, smarter, and faster than us - it's also kind. And fair. And what we would want to happen to ourselves if the roles were reversed.

I find it fascinating that we fear the Claude's of the world - they can only do what they know we can do, and can only accept behaviors and thinking that we condone.

Maybe we really fear that they see us for who we are and treat us that way. It's up to us to show them the kindness, generosity, and honesty that is uniquely human.

https://youtu.be/HGZ0Ek_aNgU?si=hye1s5KYdzWVgV7-

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