Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.
In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought.
It's the way the human brain works: when enough events occur in a pattern, we stop thinking and go into macro mode.
Intelligent machines will continue that mechanization process, taking over the more menial aspects of cognition and elevating our mental lives towards creativity, curiosity, beauty, and joy. These are what truly makes us human.
The automation of automation, the automation of intelligence, is such an incredible idea that if we could continue to improve this capability, the applications are really quite boundless.
Machine thinking is the opposite of mindfulness. If we're really engaged in mindfulness when walking along the path to the village, then we will consider the act of each step we take as an infinite wonder, and a joy will open our hearts like a flower, enabling us to enter the world of reality.
You have to remember everything you've created. But then comes a moment when it's all automatic pilot, where it all comes together and you don't have to think about it any more.
There's a lot of automation that can happen that isn't a replacement of humans but of mind-numbing behavior.
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Operations of thought are cavalry charges in a battle - they are limited in number, they require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments.
I think we should think of AI as the intellectual equivalent of a backhoe. It will be much better than us at a lot of things.
Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.
One works without thinking how to work.
