alien-awareness
The concept that AI awareness, if it emerges, would be radically different from human self-awareness due to its distributed sensory inputs and operational scale.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Two Faces Of Tomorrow (1979)James P. Hogan
In this chapter, the characters discuss the potential evolution of the AI system 'titan' into a self-aware intelligence, debating whether it could develop emotions or awareness analogous to humans, but ultimately concluding its nature would be fundamentally alien. They also consider the challenges of communicating with such an intelligence and the risks and benefits of advancing AI development, particularly regarding the implementation of more advanced 'fise' systems to avoid previous failures like 'Maskelyne.' The dialogue reflects concerns about control, understanding, and the unpredictable consequences of creating powerful adaptive machines.