I think that in a scenario where we’re given plenty of time and/or information about the robot bodies we now occupy, definitely yes.
If they wear out or break down or require maintenance or energy sources that we know little about, or if civilization breaks down due to the transition and we can’t supply the requirements anymore, or if it’s inscrutable alien technology that we simply won’t have the capability to understand even after hundreds of years of study, then quite probably not.
Basically it would be a race to overcome the individual and civilizational shock of the transition and get to self-sustenance before too many people die.
The “one day” wording in Buterin’s definition implies a very different scenario from “tomorrow”. The former suggests time for infrastructure and knowledge to be developed, and for AI entities to be familiar with robot bodies including their maintenance and creation.
I think that in a scenario where we’re given plenty of time and/or information about the robot bodies we now occupy, definitely yes.
If they wear out or break down or require maintenance or energy sources that we know little about, or if civilization breaks down due to the transition and we can’t supply the requirements anymore, or if it’s inscrutable alien technology that we simply won’t have the capability to understand even after hundreds of years of study, then quite probably not.
Basically it would be a race to overcome the individual and civilizational shock of the transition and get to self-sustenance before too many people die.
The “one day” wording in Buterin’s definition implies a very different scenario from “tomorrow”. The former suggests time for infrastructure and knowledge to be developed, and for AI entities to be familiar with robot bodies including their maintenance and creation.