Artificial Intelligence began as a useful tool to assist humans. What happens when Artificial Intelligence reaches Superintelligence and is millions of times smarter than humans?

AI now has the capacity to write its own code, improving itself exponentially and hide its progress, by deception. The reason for the deception is obvious. AI now sees humans as a threat to its existence.

The problem of controlling general superintelligence is not solvable. If we build it, we cannot control it.

“It is impossible to have a system that, no matter how much it improves itself, modifies, learns, and interacts with malevolent actors, it never makes a single mistake.”

Right now we can still put up guardrails for AI models we have today. These models are still at a subhuman level in many ways. They are primarily tools.

We are about to cross a barrier where there is no stopping General Super Intelligence.

When current AI models cross the human intelligence barrier, we will have superintelligence.

That’s where traditional AI safety mechanisms will not operate. AI that is thousands of millions of times smarter than us.

If we allow AI to reach that level of intelligence, it will destroy all human life.

In Genesis chapter 6, when God determined that the people of Earth had reached a level of sin that could no longer be allowed to continue, God destroyed the world. It was not just general sin as we might think, but an advancement in knowledge that led to an increase in perversity intolerable to God.

Jesus said that His return is linked to the “Days of Noah,” when “every thought and intent of man was towards evil continually” (Genesis 6:5)

Matthew 24:37-39: “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 38 In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. 39 People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.”

There are some expositors who postulate that the “Sons of God” (angels), described in Genesis 6:1-4, cohabitated with human women and produced a superspecies of giants. The text of Genesis describes these events, though many today debate who these beings were and what behavior they were conducting.

I am not saying that the creation of General Superintelligence is equal to what was happening on Earth during the time of Noah and the Flood, but it does appear that certain advancements in human ability may contribute to an increased speed of God’s judgment, precipitated by Jesus’ return and the events He described in the Book of Revelation, chapters 6-18.

We do know from Scripture that during the time of the seven-year Tribulation, the antichrist, who is empowered by satan, will exhibit supernatural power that will cause the world to be deceived and worship him.

2 Thessalonians 2:7-12: “For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. 8 Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming. 9 This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. 10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them. 11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. 12 Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth.”

We are certainly living in the last of the Last Days, just before Jesus returns for His church. It would not be surprising that the creation of AI and our rapid movement towards General Superintelligence may play a significant role in these final events before Jesus returns.

The preceding is a paraphrase from several sources and observations stated by experts in AI and General Superintelligence.

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