Amplifying Human Intelligence with Swarm Intelligence

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Human Brain: A Complex System of Neurons
3. The Evolution of Human Intelligence
4. The Threat of Artificial Intelligence
5. The Solution: Swarm Intelligence
6. How Swarm Intelligence Works
7. Examples of Swarm Intelligence in Action
8. The Power of Swarm Intelligence
9. The Future of Swarm Intelligence
10. Conclusion

The Power of Swarm Intelligence: How Humans Can Amplify Their Intelligence

The human brain is a remarkable system of interconnected neurons that make us who We Are. Our intelligence, personality, creativity, values, and morals are all a result of this complex system. However, our position as the most intelligent species on Earth is about to be challenged by an alien intelligence that is heading towards us at breakneck speed. This alien intelligence will not be rocketing through space; it will be born right here on Earth, in the form of a sentient AI that will emerge in a research lab at Google, Facebook, or a top university.

The emergence of this alien intelligence will be our next big evolutionary pressure point, one that requires us to get smarter, much smarter, or lose our position as the top intelligence in our environment. The solution to this problem lies in swarm intelligence, a natural step in the evolution of most social species. By forming a hive mind, humans can amplify their intelligence and become a true super intelligence, capable of solving some of the hardest problems we face, like poverty, inequality, and sustainability.

The Human Brain: A Complex System of Neurons

The human brain is a complex system of interconnected neurons that make us who we are. Every single one of us has about 85 billion neurons in our heads, and every one of those neurons is connected to thousands of others, which means there are over a hundred trillion connections inside every human brain. It's the system formed by these interconnected neurons that make us who we are, not just our intelligence, but also our personality, creativity, values, and morals.

The Evolution of Human Intelligence

Humans are the most intelligent species on Earth, and we got here by evolving to become the smartest creatures on the planet. If You go back just two million years, our brains were one third the size. We didn't even have language, let alone math and physics. But then the evolutionary pressures got so intense that for us to survive, we had to become the smartest creatures on the planet.

The Threat of Artificial Intelligence

An alien intelligence is heading towards us at breakneck speed, and it will challenge our position as the intellectual top dog. Many experts predict it will get here in 50 years, some say it'll get here in 20. And let's just be straight, we have no reason to believe it will be friendly. It'll have its own values, its own morals, its own self interests. And if it behaves anything like we do, it'll put its own self-interest first, to the detriment of all other creatures it encounters.

The Solution: Swarm Intelligence

The solution to the threat of artificial intelligence lies in swarm intelligence, a natural step in the evolution of most social species. By forming a hive mind, humans can amplify their intelligence and become a true super intelligence, capable of solving some of the hardest problems we face, like poverty, inequality, and sustainability.

How Swarm Intelligence Works

Swarm intelligence works by forming a system of brains so deeply connected that a super intelligence forms. It's a brain of brains, and it could be smarter than any individual member. By thinking together as a swarm, humans can solve complex problems that we can't even conceive.

Examples of Swarm Intelligence in Action

Swarm intelligence has been used to predict the Kentucky Derby and the Oscars with remarkable accuracy. By forming a swarm of enthusiasts, not experts, humans were able to think together as a system and predict the winners of these events with a high degree of accuracy.

The Power of Swarm Intelligence

Study after study has shown that when people think together in swarms, they can amplify their intelligence by 20%, 40%, 60%. And that's using Current technology. The long term potential is likely much greater. After all, if a swarm of bees can solve complex problems that would challenge a human brain, a swarm of humans should be able to solve problems that we can't even conceive.

The Future of Swarm Intelligence

The future of swarm intelligence is bright. By tapping not just our knowledge, but our values and morals and sensibilities, the resulting super intelligence will not be alien, it will be human, just smarter and wiser. We might be able to solve some of the hardest problems we face, like poverty and inequality and sustainability.

Conclusion

Swarm intelligence is the solution to the threat of artificial intelligence. By forming a hive mind, humans can amplify their intelligence and become a true super intelligence, capable of solving some of the hardest problems we face. The power of swarm intelligence is remarkable, and the future of swarm intelligence is bright.