Re:How accurately did science fiction stories predict AI?
by frobisher on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:59PM
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Nothing does human like humans do.
We are organic and so survive on organics well; we are low power; and myriad other evolved traits that put us in equilibrium with the surrounding Earthly environment.
From a dynamical systems perspective, we operate in a niche. Sure, maybe there are still some tweaks left. But machines approximating that niche sufficiently will just be human in the end.
The real question is why we are adamant about being non-humman, so to speak. Therein lies the tautology that AI will exceed us in non-humman areas. Of course it will.
We are organic and so survive on organics well; we are low power; and myriad other evolved traits that put us in equilibrium with the surrounding Earthly environment.
From a dynamical systems perspective, we operate in a niche. Sure, maybe there are still some tweaks left. But machines approximating that niche sufficiently will just be human in the end.
The real question is why we are adamant about being non-humman, so to speak. Therein lies the tautology that AI will exceed us in non-humman areas. Of course it will.