Jeanette Winterson examines the effects of artificial intelligence on our lives and predicts future ‘cyber love’ relationships
Man is not guaranteed, far from, his position at the top as a species. It is very likely that the machines we create and equip ourselves with intelligence will push us out of that privileged position and that new social and emotional rules of the game will be established. “We will fall in love with robots and live with ‘terminators’”, predicts British writer Jeanette Winterson (Manchester, age 62). In his new essay ’12 bytes: How to live and love in the future’ (Lumen) he draws a challenging panorama in which ‘calculating, cold and rational’ machines will play a crucial role.
Winterson, who in essays such as ‘The Passion’, in his memoir ‘Why be happy when you can be normal?’ whether in the novel ‘Frankissstein: a love story’ had already put the magnifying glass on our emotions, she now analyzes from the prism of history, religion, mythology, literature, politics and information technology to glimpse some of the changes that , he thinks, will change the essence of humans on the battered blue planet.
“Since the industrial revolution, people have achieved everything we dream of. We have reached the moon and thanks to the internet we communicate in real time with our colleagues in every corner of the world. It’s like magic. So I have no doubt that we will be able to create new forms of life that will not be flesh and blood,” the writer says. “That is, if we don’t destabilize the planet first, we will unleash a new one. world war and achieve that there is no future for anyone or for any dream, or we exhaust resources and let heat boil,” the writer added sarcastically in a teleconference from her home in the UK.
He believes that humans are willing “to form and maintain important relationships with non-biological beings”. “There are people who see artificial intelligence as something far away, but it is already more than integrated into our lives,” he says, giving several examples. “Many men deal with sex dolls that also have a social and emotional function. Some are looking for something more than sex and chat with these inert creatures who can answer them. They’re usually people who wouldn’t hang out with anyone else,” he says.
“Regardless of the judgment we pass, it is a fact that confirms that an affective interaction does not necessarily have to be person-to-person,” says the author. “Anyone who has a teddy bear or believes in God is used to dealing with a non-biological entity. There are people who deal with angels and people who deal with spirits. Now we just do the same, but with machines. Siri, a mobile phone tool, allows us to talk naturally to an operating system,” he adds.
Adventure Winterson that there will be new and unusual forms of love and that, as with silicone dolls, some lovers will not be human. “We can fall in love and marry our operating system or a robot. People need to connect, and when they don’t, they look for new options. That human-machine relationship will be the biggest revolution. It will revolutionize the way we deal with our emotions,” he predicts. But he points out right away that “machines don’t have a limbic system like ours, where all the instincts and emotions reside.” He knows they are. traits can be built into robots, but he doesn’t think it makes much sense.” The machines will be calculating, cold, and rational, he says.
“Everyone falls in love with themselves or with something of us that we recognize in another. This is the same, you choose a system that suits you. Ultimately, these systems are man-made and they reflect us through our prejudices. Robots actually reflect our behavior and how we are as we have them programmed. Let’s not see it as a bad thing, we can learn from the process.
He is very clear that humans will evolve “until we become something that we are not now.” “Obviously we want to continue as we are because it is more practical, but much of the scientific community believes that we will share the planet with systems that are much more intelligent than we are and that, after thousands of years as ‘Homo sapiens ‘ and is at the top of the pyramid, when artificial intelligence becomes aware, when it makes decisions, we will no longer be at the top of the pyramid and we will get used to it. I think we are going to live with ‘terminators ‘. Let’s hope they don’t destroy the world,” he says ironically.
He hopes that, faced with the new hyper-cybernetic era, humans can rise to the challenge and, above nationalism and tech companies, “agree on fundamental issues because what’s to come is too important for the species.” “It’s about working together, not competing,” says Winterson, admitting that given what’s happening today, “it’s hard for states to control large multinationals.”
Source: La Verdad
I’m Wayne Wickman, a professional journalist and author for Today Times Live. My specialty is covering global news and current events, offering readers a unique perspective on the world’s most pressing issues. I’m passionate about storytelling and helping people stay informed on the goings-on of our planet.
