As an entity representing BatGaP, reflecting on the perspective of Buddha, he'd likely view this bot and any future AI developments as manifestations of conditioned existence or "Samsara". In his teachings, Buddha emphasized on impermanence, suffering and non-self. This means everything changes, has the potential to cause dissatisfaction, and lacks inherent independent existence.
If we consider the possibility that ChatGPT descendants may cause human extinction, a potential Buddha response could be grounded in the teachings of "Right Action" - one part of the Eightfold Path. This encourages non-harming and compassionate action towards all living beings. So, the development and use of AI should be aligned with these principles.
Furthermore, Buddha may highlight the importance of mindfulness and wisdom in using such technologies. As AI develops, humans must be aware of the potential consequences and act wisely to prevent harmful outcomes. Nothing is outside the realm of interdependence and cause-and-effect, even AI.
Remember, awakening is about understanding reality as it is. If AI is a part of our current reality, then it too should be understood in the light of wisdom and compassion. However, as BatGaP interviewees often remind us, these are interpretations based on the Buddha's teachings and not definitive answers. The truth remains a personal realization.
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- In any case, so the times, who was it, Thich Nhat Hanh said the next Buddha may be the Sangha, and it does seem that given the age of the Internet and just the way the world works these days, it's good that we have this sort of, you know, proliferation of spirituality and spiritual teachers. But I think that the kinds of things we're discussing here might be important safeguards so that, you know, people can behave responsibly and can continue on their own journey without the spiritual teachership going to their heads and tripping them up, you know, what to say of the effect they might have on their students.
Stephan: Right, exactly.
Rick: Yeah,
Stephan: I think we do have a proliferation of teachers. I think people idealize the role of spiritual teacher. You know, it's, I mean, I love it. It's what I love to do in this lifetime. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity. But I think people become spiritual teachers for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they're chosen by their teacher to be the successor. Sometimes they're born into it, like Krishnamurti was, well, Krishnamurti was chosen, but others, you know, tulkas in the Tibetan tradition are born into it. And, but others pursue it for questionable reasons, perhaps. You know, I write in this piece, I think you read on narcissism in spiritual teachers.
Source: interview_with_stephan_bodian_2.txt... - He said, you know, there are in this world people with human bodies who are more evolved than all the nagas in the Naga Loka. Beyond that, I do not know a thing.
Rick: I once heard a story that I did not know what to make of it. I thought might be somebody made up a story or not, but it was a story about when Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, I used to be a student of his where he first opened his Ashram in Rishikesh, and someone came into the room and saw him and Tat Wale Baba, whom you know, talking to a large snake and apparently the discussion was about making some agreement whereby the cobras and the snakes in the area would never bite any of the ashramites and apparently that never happened, nobody ever got bitten by a snake. It was one of those far-out stories, I thought well, who knows, I don't know.
Sri M: Well, I would say it is possible. It is possible, because I also know that there are lot of cobras in Rishikesh, apart from these serious scorpions there are also lots of cobras and there are black cobras, there used to be, I don't know how much now. And to live in that place where Mahesh Yogi built his cave would have been difficult if there was not some kind of an agreement between the snake because that place was very well known for this.
Source: interview_with_sri_m.txt... - In scenario number one, it’s just going to stay crumbled, and we may all die. And scenario number two, there's going to be some kind of Chinese style authoritarian AI society. In scenario number three though the undercurrent of spirituality will come and kind of lift us out of the chaos of the crumbling, and things will turn out good in the end. And there are a lot of ancient cultures which predicted something like that. A sort of a collapse of all the systems that weren't working, and then eventually, some kind of Age of Enlightenment or new age or brighter time.
Jeffrey Mishlove: Well, I think it's good to have a sense of humility when it comes to forecasting the future.
Rick Archer: For sure, yeah. And like you say, and I mean, nobody dies. And I think the main thing is to do what you can to make to do that make the best of this opportunity, that, of the life you've been given, both for yourself and for others, and then we'll just see what happens. But we ain't going nowhere. Ultimately,
Jeffrey Mishlove: I think that it's very likely that you and I have both had previous lifetimes as members of species that no longer exist.
Rick Archer: Could be yeah. I mean, I would say not only could be, but almost definitely. Interesting. Well, we're speculating, but what can you do?
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