I think from the outside view, people will adapt much easier than they expect. For the longest time, people were not only fine with a God being able but not choosing to solve all their problems (until they died of course, in which case all their problems would be solved), but derived literally all the meaning of their life out of that God existing and having a plan for them personally. So much so that many, even now, are scared to acknowledge that God’s non-existence out of fear of losing that meaning.
From this perspective, in what sense is an AI god different from… you know… the actual god people theorized to exist? For one, the AI god will likely be a lot nicer (if all goes to plan)!
I think from the outside view, people will adapt much easier than they expect. For the longest time, people were not only fine with a God being able but not choosing to solve all their problems (until they died of course, in which case all their problems would be solved), but derived literally all the meaning of their life out of that God existing and having a plan for them personally. So much so that many, even now, are scared to acknowledge that God’s non-existence out of fear of losing that meaning.
From this perspective, in what sense is an AI god different from… you know… the actual god people theorized to exist? For one, the AI god will likely be a lot nicer (if all goes to plan)!