Can the crea
ted ever surpass that of its Creat
or? It seems self-evident to me, from a strictly logistical-and indeed, even from a philosophical/existential standpoint, that AI ever dominating intellectually or even functionally over human beings is perhaps possible, but highly unlikely. And as first posited by Ada Lovelace, who is credited in the realm of Computer Science as being the first computer programmer, human beings are the ideologues over such inventions and thereby must also be the immediately assumed
lords over them. Furthermore, much like many believe that humankind was fashioned in the image of a sovereign Deity, computers and the technological accoutrements which both encompass & aid them were fashioned of course in our
human likeness. However, the ontological limit & antinomy of the latter statement is this: We may have been fashioned in the image of a transcendent Creator, but we could never fully become this Deity itself lest the very actualization of such a verity of ontological equality completely negate the concept of such a Being in and of itself. Nevertheless, AI will continue to be made in the human image, however I do not believe it rational to assume that they could ever insidiously or maliciously dominate over humankind, as any invention by natural extension must possess the limitations inherent in that of its Creator. And yet the enquiries will persist: Can a human being manufacture or implant a living "soul" into a machine? What is
the soul or
a soul if it even exists at all? And most of all: What
is the essence of that which makes our species human and could an electronic/mechanical entity ever become incarnate with such essence? For if a human being could create a cyborg completely in that of its own image-a perfect facsimile-then wouldn't that automatically change the ontological status of such "electronic-mechanical" being possessed of "artificial intelligence" to that of a "human being" possessing now, authentic & complete human sentience & intelligence? And last but certainly not least, from an epistemological standpoint, is there an inherent demarcation built into the design of things which limits human creative & industrious potential & knowledgeability? And if there is not such an event horizon of human endeavor, perhaps someday, according to Judeo-Christian eschatology, we will be changed "in the twinkling of an eye" into a full incarnation of a Divine Creator? These of course are all very valid, relevant enquiries, which may or may not reach their fruition of edification someday. In the meantime, it is essential that we keep an open-ended discussion & flexible margin for imagination on all of the major issues concerning our human species & condition so that we may continue along the path of our intellectual, industrious & psycho-spiritual evolution & actualization, both individually & collectively.
