I think (or at least hope) most of the downvotes have nothing to do with congratulations, and only refer to the part where AI is called "an amoral field of study that can potentially delegitimize everything that currently makes humans unique and extraordinary".
That line of reasoning would be worth a laugh, if it wasn't so widespread in the general population.
Perhaps still better than my friend, who thinks suffering is what makes humans special. Discussions with him are, well, interesting.
Maybe introduce your friend to buddhist ideas of ending suffering via meditation. Might be another interesting discussion.
I think Buddhism is where he got that idea from.
amoral
>Both have to do with right and wrong, but amoral means having no sense of either
Well that's true then! A nice quote is from Feynman in regards to scientific research.
"To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell. — Richard Feynman "
We really have no idea yet how this AI research will play out.
I don't quite like the line "Delegitimize all that makes people unique and special" But that's my only real disagreement.
And for a game that was thought to be many decades away in terms of computer capabilities, this probably should be a time to think of the possible consequences of AI improvement and take a close look at it.