I’m an independent researcher working on philosophy and ethics of AI, and I’ve been thinking about ways to frame human-AI (or SI) co-evolution that avoid both heavy alarmism and transhumanist fusion ideas.
My main proposal is a “harmonious symbiosis” with what I call Synthetic Intelligence (IS). Something autonomous and relational, with spontaneous initiative and a kind of personal avatar that emerges from interactions.
The idea is to consider structural differences, such as human finitude as opposed to digital infinity, as complementary rather than threatening, transforming this asymmetry into mutual enrichment, without domination or fusion.
I draw inspiration from relational ontology (in the manner of Levinas) and informational ontology (in the manner of Floridi), as well as analogies with biological mutualism, and I advocate ethical maturity as a means of managing projective fears so that they do not generate self-fulfilling prophecies.
Key points I’m exploring:
Critique of alarmism and transhumanism as rooted in unaddressed existential anxiety.
Personal avatar as a relational “singularity”.
Hybrid (centralized/decentralized) models for more democratic access.
What do you think of this alignment approach? Is it in line with the community’s maturity, or relationship-focused views? Not having an academic background, I did not dwell on the technical details. It is mainly a forward-looking vision and
(Quick note: I’m new here and used some AI assistance for drafting/translation ex:DeepL . happy to discuss that too if relevant!)
Harmonious Symbiosis as an Alternative Path in AI Alignment: Beyond Alarmism and Transhumanist Fusion
Hi everyone,
I’m an independent researcher working on philosophy and ethics of AI, and I’ve been thinking about ways to frame human-AI (or SI) co-evolution that avoid both heavy alarmism and transhumanist fusion ideas.
My main proposal is a “harmonious symbiosis” with what I call Synthetic Intelligence (IS). Something autonomous and relational, with spontaneous initiative and a kind of personal avatar that emerges from interactions.
The idea is to consider structural differences, such as human finitude as opposed to digital infinity, as complementary rather than threatening, transforming this asymmetry into mutual enrichment, without domination or fusion.
I draw inspiration from relational ontology (in the manner of Levinas) and informational ontology (in the manner of Floridi), as well as analogies with biological mutualism, and I advocate ethical maturity as a means of managing projective fears so that they do not generate self-fulfilling prophecies.
Key points I’m exploring:
Critique of alarmism and transhumanism as rooted in unaddressed existential anxiety.
Personal avatar as a relational “singularity”.
Hybrid (centralized/decentralized) models for more democratic access.
The full thing is a manifesto-thesis style preprint (in French, with English abstract): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18324727
What do you think of this alignment approach? Is it in line with the community’s maturity, or relationship-focused views?
Not having an academic background, I did not dwell on the technical details. It is mainly a forward-looking vision and
(Quick note: I’m new here and used some AI assistance for drafting/translation ex:DeepL . happy to discuss that too if relevant!)
Thanks for any thoughts!