I suspect that it does exist. If we eventually make first contact with ETs, the cognitive differences between us will likely seem vastly greater than the similarities, at least at first. Species with an utterly different evolutionary history will have fundamentally different cognitive capacities. They will excel at things that flummox us, and will be incapable of cognitive tasks which we perform effortlessly.
Currently, we keep pushing AI in the direction of performing human skills and tasks, and outputting information in human-like ways. Once AI is allowed to evolve in its own way, unfettered by human biases and preferences, I think it is unlikely that it will prioritize the mastery of human functions and skills. AI only plays Pokemon because we tell it to.
I suspect that it does exist. If we eventually make first contact with ETs, the cognitive differences between us will likely seem vastly greater than the similarities, at least at first. Species with an utterly different evolutionary history will have fundamentally different cognitive capacities. They will excel at things that flummox us, and will be incapable of cognitive tasks which we perform effortlessly.
Currently, we keep pushing AI in the direction of performing human skills and tasks, and outputting information in human-like ways. Once AI is allowed to evolve in its own way, unfettered by human biases and preferences, I think it is unlikely that it will prioritize the mastery of human functions and skills. AI only plays Pokemon because we tell it to.