Hypothesis and Thought Experiment: Comparing Cognitive Competition of Neandertals and Early Humans, to Our Coming Contest with AIs  

作　　者：Margaret Boone Rappaport Christopher J.Corbally 

机构地区：[1]The Human Sentience Project LLC,Tucson,AZ 85704,USA [2]the Department of Astronomy,Steward Observatory,University of Arizona,Tucson,AZ 85719,USA

出　　处：《Journal of Social Computing》2024年第2期122-131,共10页社会计算（英文）

摘　　要：The history of how Homo sapiens out-survived the Neanderthals is recalled here with the goal of conceiving an edge in our coming competition with a faster, stronger artificial intelligence (AI) who has far greater capacity for information storage. The social and cognitive differences between the two hominid species, Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis, are described. Based on findings from genomics, neuroscience, archaeology, and paleobiology, it appears possible that the capacities of Homo sapiens could outreach those of AIs in some ways. Especially important are human visuospatial, cultural, and, oddly enough, theological capacities, and the interaction of these capacities in group problem-solving. While communication between AIs is fast and can be widespread, the authors ask whether this is the right kind of communication for solving problems of survival. An important question is explored throughout: Is it ethical to withhold from AIs human-like capacities that may become possible to install? Finally, a worrisome question is broached: Is it the best course to create AIs in our own image to safeguard our existence in unknown future interactions with extraterrestrial species, both organic and inorganic?

关 键 词：cognitive evolution NEUROSCIENCE GENOMICS visuospatial capacity family structure navigation ETHICS extraterrestrials 

分 类 号：TP18[自动化与计算机技术—控制理论与控制工程]