(2) The “Heads in the Sand” Objection

Turing denounces the objection asserting man’s superiority. I agree that it is based in fear and lacks substance. A common theory regarding the development of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence – AI comparable or superior to a human at every task), proposes that a human brain be sliced into thin slivers, the slivers scanned, a model of the brain be created, and the model implemented on a powerful computer. If the above theory is achieved, AI would reach AGI. In fact, AI would essentially be a human. Soon, said AI could begin improving itself, surpassing human level intelligence. Regardless, however, man would not be superior to AI that essentially was human. Even if this theory does not present a viable solution, I believe that the “Heads in the Sand” objection contains no real evidence, nor any viable argument.