> I don't care if AI is more interesting than a human. I want a human, because I am human. I am not transhumanist.
I think I understand your point but I'd like to give a counterpoint: replace "human" by "white human" and "AI" by "black human" and you might see how that line of reasoning is flawed.
In other words, there might come a time when AIs could become really offended if you'd exclude them like that from social interactions, with all the repercussions that might have.
> I wonder what the correlation is between people who see no particular value in interacting with humans, and people who struggle to interact with humans.
I see value in interacting with humans, especially at this point in time, and especially in ways that machines can't (e.g. having meaningful intimate relationships, raising a family, etc). Even then, machines could theoretically do some of this better than humans, as suggested by a lot of sci-fi content (except the actual reproducing part).
But I also see value in interacting with beings that are superior to humans, assuming they are able to do what humans can, only better.
Further, it is not unreasonable to have more interest in some cultures than others, or find the experiences of ones own culture more engaging or relevant to oneself than another. The "line of immorality" comes with banning or violently oppressing other experiences.
Again, fundamentally, I disagree with an analogy giving AI equal morality or agency to a homo sapiens. There is no room for "find replace" here.
> Further, it is not unreasonable to have more interest in some cultures than others, or find the experiences of ones own culture more engaging or relevant to oneself than another. The "line of immorality" comes with banning or violently oppressing other experiences.
Agreed.
> Again, fundamentally, I disagree with an analogy giving AI equal morality or agency to a homo sapiens.
I understand your view. But I also think this viewpoint will age badly. Maybe not on our lifetimes, but I increasingly believe that will happen in less than one generation.
> I don't care if AI is more interesting than a human. I want a human, because I am human. I am not transhumanist.
I think I understand your point but I'd like to give a counterpoint: replace "human" by "white human" and "AI" by "black human" and you might see how that line of reasoning is flawed.
In other words, there might come a time when AIs could become really offended if you'd exclude them like that from social interactions, with all the repercussions that might have.
> I wonder what the correlation is between people who see no particular value in interacting with humans, and people who struggle to interact with humans.
I see value in interacting with humans, especially at this point in time, and especially in ways that machines can't (e.g. having meaningful intimate relationships, raising a family, etc). Even then, machines could theoretically do some of this better than humans, as suggested by a lot of sci-fi content (except the actual reproducing part).
But I also see value in interacting with beings that are superior to humans, assuming they are able to do what humans can, only better.