Beyond the AI Conundrum: The Future of Intelligence Lies in its Social Flourishing

Authors: Agustí-Cullell J*

DOI: 10.23880/phij-16000251

Volume 5, Issue 2

Abstract

Speculations proliferate on the possibilities and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in particular of the so-called “Superintelligence”, which is pictured as a promising challenge by some and a terrible threat by others. In order to navigate these discussions without getting lost in the complexities and uncertainties of AI we need to go back to their original simplicity, their starting point. That is, the fact that technosciences are all based on a fundamental creative power we all share: human intelligence. In this article, I thus propose a cultural and humanistic approach to intelligence. I posit that the challenge of intelligence today does not lie in its artificial development, but in its social embodiment and flourishing. The deterioration of human intelligence is the prospect that should frighten us, not the rise of ‘super-intelligent’ machines. It is our contention that computers do not understand anything: AI systems only compute. We should design and use AI systems so they contribute to the development of the socially embodied human intelligence on which human fulfilment depends. My primary aim is to highlight the need for humanity to live from a state of healthy, mature and harmonious creative intelligence. I believe that this is the key to truly democratic nonviolent societies, which I refer to as creative democracies. Creative democracies are the social embodiment of creative intelligence. A well-developed and mature creative intelligence constitutes the basic power of the people.

Keywords: Superintelligence; Technosciences; Humanistic; Intelligence

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