Considerations on the AI Endgame

This seminal volume offers an interdisciplinary exploration into the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence and its societal implications. The book delves into a multitude of topics that address the rapid technological advancements in AI and the ethical dilemmas that arise as a result.

Preface Introduction 1. Towards AI welfare science and policies 2. Do no harm policy for minds in other substrates 3. Introducing the concept of ikigai to the ethics of AI and of human enhancements 4. Mapping the potential AI-driven virtual hyper-personalised ikigai universe 5. Towards the mathematics of intelligence 6. Designometry: Formalization of artifacts and methods 7. Preservation of personal identity: A survey of technological and philosophical scenarios 8. The problem of AI identity 9. Potential synergies between the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the AI value loading problem 10. The neglect of qualia and consciousness in AI alignment research 11. An AI may establish a religion 12. Stimuli from selected non-Western approaches to AI ethics Appendix A. Potential future ikigai: To support needy digital minds Appendix B. AI welfare science tool: Time use research Epilogue