AI as "Alternative Intelligence"
"Alternative Intelligence" - June 4th 2023 We are on the cusp of outsourcing intelligence, yet everyone is focused on the wrong aspects of this seismic change. Plus Why are psychologists, Human behavioral scientists, and the like, not deeply engaged in these discussions? Anyway. Like most, or non of you, I have been following developments in artificial intelligence with great intent, cough , I mean interest for some time. As someone fascinated by human psychology, behavior, intelligence, and the workings of the mind, I have been intrigued by the rise of these, because they might not be human-like intelligence, but at the end of the day, they're some kind of "intelligence". But too much of the discussion has centered on the artificial component of AI. Instead, we should rebrand the AI term as “Alternative intelligence” to shift the conversation toward how we can harness its power rather than stoke fears about it. Words matter, names matter; how people thi