Abstract

CALISI, Astro. Superintelligenze digitali. Conjectura: filos. e Educ. [online]. 2020, vol.25, e020007. ISSN 2178-4612.  https://doi.org/10.18226/21784612.v25.e020007.

The development of technologies related to artificial intelligence has brought about great changes in our lives, and it promises even more in the coming years. There is, however, one aspect on which some scientists and philosophers have begun to warn us for some time now. It concerns the possibility that one day the systems based on artificial intelligence will become more intelligent than us, also acquiring their own autonomy of choice and decision. From then on, they may escape our control and act in a way to damage us. This paper examines the theses of Nick Bostrom, considered one of the highest authorities in this field. Bostrom’s arguments are numerous and well detailed; however, within them one would search in vain for authentic theoretical and empirical foundations for the fantastic abilities of a superintelligences that he proposes us, as well as for the dangers that they could represent for men. It would seem that these theses are constructed simply by transposing the cognitive characteristics of human beings to the field of artificial intelligence, assuming that there are no differences between the two domains. The conception we cultive of artificial intelligence has considerable repercussions on the way we represent the various aspects of the future society: The cultivated conception of artificial intelligence has considerable repercussions on how we represent the various aspects of the future society: it concerns above all the changes that will affect the world of work, the place occupied by intelligent machines in our lives, but also the type of education to be given to the younger generations. For this reason it is necessary to think long and carefully before spreading ideas that could be profoundly wrong.

Keywords : Nick Bostrom; Artificial intelligence; Motivation in machines; Superintelligences.

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