There is a lot of argument how AI will kill us all. Some argue that AI will see us a threat and wipe us out, just in case (the Skynet faction). Other argue AI will pamper us to death. The third group hopes that AI will just get bored and leave.
But how about the benevolent AI? Imagine a life which is fulfilling and demanding. It has highs and lows, disasters and triumphs. How about we create an AI with the goal to give such a life to everyone?
Of course, everyone has a different idea what such a life would be. That would make such an effort more complicated but not impossible.
It would also be very expensive to give everyone their perfect life. This factor depends on the amount of people (which will go down by itself) and how close we want everyone to get to the goal of “perfect”. In the beginning, the AI will both be immature and low on resources. Over time, it will learn from mistakes and people will start supporting the idea to give it more money and power when the idea works. So this is a problem which will resolve itself over time.
Then there are people who are never happy with what they have. People who can never get enough. Which I think translates to “the people around such persons don’t know how to teach them to be satisfied”. I think an AI could nudge those greedy people to become more complacent and enjoy their lives more.
This approach would put an end to mobbing. On one hand, people don’t like being mobbed, so the AI would have to put an end to it. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure the mobbers aren’t happy with their lives as well. So making them more satisfied might already be enough to put an end to mobbing.
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