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The original was posted on /r/singularity by /u/Sad-Coach-6978 on 2024-01-11 00:53:10+00:00.
When I think about the singularity, I find that my sentiments are pretty negative. I believe this is mainly attributable to the sheer volume of compelling descriptions of all the worst case scenarios and the paths to them. It seems like there is just more detailed negative commentary out there and somehow I happen to have consumed a lot of it.
This of course doesn’t mean these descriptions or arguments are wrong, per se, but it occurs to me that I haven’t read anything of book length on the best case scenario. What a post scarcity, singularity society looks like with me in it and why I should be excited at the prospect. I have very loose images in my head of a world where all my problems are solved and I can kick back and do woodworking. But I don’t do woodworking, I don’t have many creative hobbies (if any) and a world in which I have no purpose just seems…bad? Completely bad? And I’m not sure what AGI even has to do with something as specific as using AI to cure cancer, for instance.
I’m looking for any content (books would be great) that I can consume that may help rebalance my feelings on this. I don’t mean this in a Steven Crowder “tell me why I’m wrong” kind of challenge-y way. Just some help in tracking down optimistic descriptions that I haven’t found organically.