Reply To: The Texas 22nd Primary Elections on March 4th

[AaronB]

The moment I was conceived, I started becoming obsolete. It’s the nature of progress. Without the ability to replace my parts, upgrade my memory, rapidly share and receive ideas, and expand my senses, robots and computers are rapidly catching up to my abilities and will soon surpass me. If I was able to live forever, I would be a museum piece within a century. To me, it is important to immortalize our discoveries, intelligence, and wisdom. Spoken and written language provided the basis of this transfer of knowledge that led to our quick advancement. Artificial intelligence combines the benefits of replaceable and upgradeable parts with the abilities to receive and convey knowledge very rapidly. I’m OK with becoming obsolete. The fact that I am a stepping stone to the next stage of evolution is fulfillment enough for me. I don’t want to become a museum piece anyway.

However, I understand that others think and feel differently, and that’s OK too.