[Ailist] AI and the future

[Roger Davies]

My wife was recently discussing with a friend the idea of running a summer
camp for kids aimed at broadening their experience of other cultures. In
particular their notions around beliefs / religions and moral codes. I think
this is an excellent idea as one cannot truly know one's own culture until
being able to see it through the eyes of others. Once one can see ones
culture in the wider context of the world ideas on foreign policy will
probably change and a wider, more peaceful and communicative world should
begin to evolve.

Like any organization society can be seen as existing between two extremes.
It is either a framework by which the power of a few is disseminated to
control the many or a framework that exists to harness the energy of many
for the benefit of everyone. I believe that the framework of society
includes aspects of both of these to varying degrees. Politically speaking
too far one way achieves a dictatorship, too far the other achieves an
unrealistic idea of communism. I'm not quite sure what would be the extremes
in religious terms but probably fundamental extremism in the first case and
religious tolerance in the latter. 

Perhaps this sheds light on some of the current perceived major political
problems. Religious extremism and out of control capitalism are 'sisters
under the skin'. A powerful few vying for supremacy over each other. My
experience is that the bulk of the worlds people are much more tolerant of
each other and generally seek to learn and commune with each other.

Roger

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[mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Rob Voyle
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:56 AM
To: Lionel Boxer; dwtaos at aol.com; ailist at lists.business.utah.edu
Subject: Re: [Ailist] AI and the future


Hi Lionel

> In short, how might AI prevent WWIII?
> 
My question is how could AI create World Peace I?

Perhaps if we spent as much on war and preventing war on ensuring that 
everyone is well fed and has their own bed we might have an outbreak of
peace.

Rob
  
Robert J. Voyle, Psy.D.
Director, Clergy Leadership Institute
For Coaching and Training in Appreciative Inquiry
Author: Core Elements of the Appreciative Way 
http://www.clergyleadership.com/
503-647-2378 or 503-647-2382


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