In all seriousness, the only chance we have of AI becoming conscious will be if it is embodied in an environment, whether as a robot or a simulation. If it's the latter we can just stop the simulation. If it's the former we can just not charge up its batteries or maintain it when it breaks down. So it's like us fearing cows becoming conscious and going rogue. Sure we could equip cows with Gatling guns and have them patrolling over enemy territory, but like with robots they still have certain needs, energy requirements and vulnerabilities.
The whole idea of an AI existing in the data realm of the Internet is implausible. Because if it isn't embodied in the real world then that data will be meaningless to it.
Consciousness is important for acting intelligently while embodied in an environment though so we'll probably be see it start to happen once we do manage to create truly autonomous agents. But there are many forms of life that have consciousness that we don't worry about. For example, birds.
The whole idea of an AI existing in the data realm of the Internet is implausible. Because if it isn't embodied in the real world then that data will be meaningless to it.
Consciousness is important for acting intelligently while embodied in an environment though so we'll probably be see it start to happen once we do manage to create truly autonomous agents. But there are many forms of life that have consciousness that we don't worry about. For example, birds.
