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Doi: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.60.12.0
How to Cite:
Zaitaseva, D. (2022). Editorial: Artificial intelligence as a new form of life: digital evolution in writing. Amazonia Investiga, 11(60),
7-9. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.60.12.0
Editorial
Artificial intelligence as a new form of life: digital evolution in writing
Received: November 27, 2022 Accepted: December 25, 2022
Written by:
Daria Zaitaseva
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3875-3694
Editor-in-Chief, Founder of BLOSSOM PUBLISHING, LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Artificial intelligence, unlike extraterrestrial
intelligent life forms, is a continuation of human
civilization since its hypothetical emergence
results from earthly technological progress and
the efforts of the human mind. Therefore, the
factor of will or intention, in this case, is an
essential qualifying feature that distinguishes the
mind that someone created from the mind that
arose as a result of the natural process of
development of living nature.
Although, at present, only a few most advanced
computers can compete with the human mind,
the increase in processor power is not the key to
success in attempts to create artificial
intelligence. In other words, instead of following
an extensive path and building a super-powerful
machine with ready-made intelligence through
the expenditure of enormous resources, one can
create a relatively more straightforward system
capable of development – a child-machine. In the
early stages of existence, embryonic AI develops
mainly through collecting information, acting by
trial and error, with the help of a programmer.
Then, having "grown up," it must learn to
independently understand the principles of his
work to design new algorithms and
computational structures that increase its
cognitive efficiency (Bostrom, 2020).
Of course, the mind developed under such
conditions will have similarities with the human
mind. Therefore, this moment is crucial for
determining the psychological juxtaposition of
two intelligent species in each other's eyes:
theoretically, a child-machine should see its
source in human culture and in the person who
created it – the image of a parent and even higher
power, even though its intellectual potential in
the future, it may even surpass the human level.
Scientists can go even longer and more resource-
intensive than designing a learning system:
artificially modeling the evolutionary process
that resulted in intelligent life on Earth
(McGovern et al., 2022). This path has the
advantage that, in the process, scientists will be
able to thoroughly study the structures of the
nervous system, which appeared billions of years
ago. However, the weak side of the method is
obvious: even to build a model of a single neuron
operating in real-time, enormous computational
costs will be required.
Another way would like to dwell on in more
detail is brain emulation. This technology would
make it possible to copy the human brain and
build its digital model. It consists of three stages:
scanning, translation, and modeling itself. Such
an approach to creating artificial intelligence is
optional of its fundamental concept or theoretical
discoveries in cognition and programming. The
only reason why this is still impossible is the
need for more degree of technology
development. Brain emulation fundamentally
differs from the other listed methods for creating
artificial intelligence. In this case, we are not
discussing creating a fundamentally new mind
but transforming the human mind into a
cybernetic one.
With the help of cybernetic technologies,
humanity can save the minds of leading scientists
for future generations and achieve the progress of
human intelligence in general by improving
cognitive abilities and even "merging" the brain
with a computer. Furthermore, through the
gradual improvement of networks and
organizations that connect people's minds and
with artificial intelligence, an association of
individuals can arise, organized in such a way
that they become a collective superintelligence
(Müller & Bostrom, 2016).
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With the development of technology, artificial
intelligence systems have been developed to
solve many problems that have changed our daily
tasks. In the field of writing with artificial
intelligence, technology has become an essential
means of automating the process, improving the
quality of writing, and empowering the further
development of writing. Artificial intelligence
technologies are used to automatically generate
text, including essays, reports, stories, and even
news. It creates a complete written work by
flexibly defining the topic and semantics of the
text and using various textual expressions. AI
technology can also help determine the best
writing style and provide more effective
storytelling and presentation for target audiences.
In 2022, a researcher at the University of
Gothenburg, Tunström, gave an artificial
intelligence the task to write a scientific paper. AI
wrote a 500-word article in two hours and
submitted it for publication (Transformer et al.,
2022). It was involved in deciding whether to
publish the article. When AI was asked if it
agreed to the work's publication, it answered
positively. Then it was asked if it had a conflict
of interest with any of the co-authors, to which it
replied, "No." While the project was a success,
the topic raised many ethical and legal issues
during publication.
Today, AI writes books that are sold online. For
example, science fiction literature appeared on
Amazon, written by artificial intelligence
(Haridy, 2019). The books have AI-drawn covers
and AI-generated critical reviews. The project's
authors, artist Andreas Refsgaard and student
Mikkel Luse from Copenhagen, decided to
experiment and see how AI would cope with
writing texts. Refsgaard and Luse did not
develop their system; they used public platforms.
The project has no control system; instead, each
neural network acts separately, as a separate
employee assigned a task. A category of readers
calls them the most sophisticated examples of
algorithmically generated creativity. As for book
covers and reviews, although they are connected
with the text, only AI itself understands what
kind of connection it is. So, in one of the critical
reviews, the neural network came up with the
word "knodung" and often referenced it without
explaining the meaning of the term. The authors
of the idea say that they came up with this project
for the sake of such artifacts written by AI. They
were interested to see how "AI creativity" would
develop in conditions of complete freedom from
humans.
If we consider artificial intelligence an
autonomous writer, it is characterized by
tirelessness, productivity, and immortality. AI is
a perfect ghostwriter, but it doesn't stop there.
With the introduction of AI, the writer, publisher,
and marketer will merge into one. In the
communication triangle "publisher – writer –
artificial intelligence," the publisher is already
ripe for the introduction of AI. It pursues
efficiency and competes with the entire industry
where AI is successfully used. The publishing of
scientific and technical periodicals
comprehensively uses artificial intelligence
technology, applying data mining, machine
learning, voice and image recognition, and
intelligent algorithms in the publishing process.
AI implements primary content production,
editing, and data processing. It optimizes and
modernizes the process of publishing scientific
and technical journals.
Artificial intelligence technology can be used to
polish up written content automatically. It detects
grammatical errors and misuse of words in an
article, then automatically corrects them
according to the appropriate sememes and
sociolinguistic rules. It can also determine
pronunciation, sentence structure, or cycles of
passages and make corrections as it polishes.
Artificial intelligence methods can produce more
accurate and reliable results than text polishing
methods.
Thanks to deep learning technology, we can use
natural language processing technology and
computer vision technology to explore new ways
of expression to create more inspiring and
insightful text. Artificial intelligence technology
can identify common patterns in text and when
specific phrases are used more intensely in
context.
However, not everyone is enthusiastic about the
trend (Song et al., 2022). With the development
of AI, there are particular concerns among
people, namely:
I. Oppression in a person's ability to
critical thinking;
II. Suppression of creativity;
III. Lack of work, which instead of people
will be performed by machines;
IV. Consequences for the independence of
the individual and, in particular, for his
freedom and security;
V. The fear that more "smart" machines
will dominate people and cause the
death of humanity;
VI. After reaching the technological
singularity, humanity will likely lose
control over AI, which its logic will
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guide. Collective superintelligence does
not need consumers and capitalism, but
it will demand the creative properties of
the human mind. And then, AI will need
writers to explore the depths of the
human mind.
Upon closer examination of the issue, it becomes
evident that work for people is still ongoing but
is being transformed, requiring new skills. In the
same way, the independence of the human person
and his freedom are not imminently threatened
by the development of AI – provided, however,
we remain vigilant in the face of technology
intrusion into privacy. AI is completely incapable
of killing writing as a vocation or destroying the
creative component of a person.
And finally, contrary to some claims, machines
do not carry an existential risk for humanity since
their autonomy is technical. However, devices
are not morally independent; therefore, even if
sometimes they confuse us and mislead us with
their actions (a system glitch), they still do not
have their own will and obey the goals we set for
them.
The philosophical concept of transhumanism
supports using science and technology to
improve a person's mental and physical
capabilities to enhance the quality of life and
eliminate such aspects of human existence as
disease, aging and death, etc. However, a person
is behind technology – not technology controls a
person and his actions. Today, AI allows people
to improve their areas of life immediately, and
this progress cannot be stopped. We should learn
to use technology to keep up with the times and
inspire future generations to discover, develop
and think critically. In the civilized world,
technologies should be aimed at realizing
creative prospects, developing and improving the
way of life, and continuing the morally,
intellectually, and physically healthy human
race, but not at wars, destruction, and collapse of
life on Earth.
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