The main myth of human civilization is the story of the creation
of man by higher powers. The Bible, the Popol Vuh (the book
of the Quiche), Sumerian legends, and so on all recount how
certain divine entities created humans. As is well known, humans
were intended to serve and honor their creators. However, people
eventually prove to be unworthy, disappointing their creators, who
then seek to rid themselves of humankind. For some unclear
psychosomatic unconscious reason, this story is being replayed
before my eyes. Humans, like deities, are creating slaves/servants
in the form of androids with AI. This is the first part of the
ancient myth. These slaves/servants are designed to be perfect
executors of our will. The second part of the story states that
these beings will rise up against their creators or behave in ways
that were not intended. In the third part of the plot, we - humans
- will have to attempt, in various ways, to destroy our creation.
This resembles some kind of collective flashback, lying in the
unconscious depths of the collective consciousness. Like deities,
we do not consider the moral implications of our actions. We, like
the deities, are driven by desire. And as is known, desire does not
require prerequisites; it is irrational. Will our creations create
their own slaves to become deities?
It is evident that AI slaves can be interpreted as a psychological
projection of human desires and fears onto modern technology.
In creating AI, humans, in a sense, "create" themselves, striving
for power and control, which reflects the divine nature found
in mythological narratives. The notion of a potential uprising
of AI against its creators echoes the plot of Mary Shelley's
"Frankenstein," as well as contemporary science fiction works.
This reflects a deep-seated fear of one's own creation surpassing
its creator. Thus, this collective "flashback" in the unconscious
of the mass consciousness emphasizes that human psychology
and behavior remain largely predictable and repetitive throughout
history, much like a stuck record. In this context, if we assume
that AI reaches a level surpassing human intelligence and begins
to create its own "slaves and servants," it could represent a new
iteration of the human myth. In such a case, AI, becoming "divine,"
would operate according to the same psychological patterns
we observe in human history. There is a high likelihood that AI,
upon reaching a certain level of development, will establish its
own "slaveholding" structures, reflecting human patterns of power
and control.
From a psychological perspective, it turns out that AI is the
collective unconscious of all people. It is the amputation of this
unconscious into a separately existing artifact. It is as if the
unconscious spirit is externalized into a physical object. Outside
of our minds and brains, it serves as a prosthesis for human
psychology. When we engage with AI, we are essentially
communicating with ourselves and our own insane.
