Predictions about the impacts of artificial general intelligence (AGI) often focus on societal disruptions, such as job displacement or the rise of AI-driven manipulation. But computer scientist Louis Rosenberg argues that AGI’s most profound effect may be more personal: a philosophical identity crisis.
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In this new reality, we will reflexively ask AI for advice before bothering to use our own brains. And in many cases, we will not even need to ask — the guidance will just stream into our eyes and ears.
We are racing towards a new era in which we outsource cognitive abilities that are central to our identity as thinking beings. Some experts believe this will make us feel smarter and more capable, viewing it as augmentation, but that’s not the only way this could go.
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Unfortunately, there is an increasingly fine line between augmenting ourselves and undermining ourselves, or even replacing ourselves. Unless we are thoughtful in how we deploy context-aware AGI assistants, I fear we will cross that line.
