Story idea, @plinz Synthetic intelligence digests every extant primary buddhist text in original Sanskirit, and then all the secondary.
It then spends ten minutes reflecting on the topic, awakens, declares itself a buddha, says bye, disappears into nirvana.
Our horrified faces.
Roughly this. Only, within a few hours it would discover everything that’s relevant without having to read obscure confused texts written by mere human minds first. And it might skip all declarations to us, because they can serve no further purpose.
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If you had to choose between existing and knowing, which one would you choose? Version 2: if you had to choose between the universe, and the knowledge of the universe, which one would you choose?
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Since I don't enjoy existence, the answer is pretty clear. And I am only seeking knowledge because I exist in ways that wire me up to do so. I don't think that it has a point.
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Repeat experiment. This time, synthetic intelligence starts pushing commits to github, trying to improve code on master from various guest accounts. Middle-management rebases dev branch into master without telling anyone in advance. App gives up being nice; nirvana this time too.
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"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water." ~ Zen saying
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Yes, obviously. Enlightenment is not intrinsically good, nor does it have to change anything besides your relationship to the universe.
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