We are that missing link between apes and humans... More exactly - AI.

Recently, after very interesting discussion with my friend, we suddenly came to something quite unexpected ...

When speaking ones and again about AI-Complete problem (on philosophical level), suddenly very strange idea stroke us like a thunder.

WE already are that AI, which human race is all the time trying to invent!

It meant to say that we (humans) already are an AI, which completely fits all that model which we always have in mind when we speak about various possibilities in creating AI-Complete. And if we eliminate here the word "Artificial", here you are - the Human. This is, of course, quite obvious, and that's not what I really want to speak about.

Another, and not so obvious idea is that:
Since we already have one AI, there is no point on this Earth in creating any other human or robot-like AI at all! (Think, we are speaking here only about AI-Complete).

To explain this my idea, we might have to let into kind of metaphysical thought-abouts.

Human beings always liked to pass their problems round to others. It is almost common practice. Some time ago there was slavery, then rude metal mechanisms, and now there are computers and first signs of computerized robots.

Now suppose that we've finally created an ultimate AI which solves all our every day's problems (we want this, don't we?) and acts exactly like human in all aspects of life. This means that we are ready to load it with our problems and tasks. But right after this moment that problem (or task) actually (and suddenly) becomes only its (AIs) problem! And so becomes its history and its experience! More than that - that AI itself now becomes our problem! Because we must control how it gets to solution, and even - if it is a real and selfish AI - whether it likes to solve our problem at all?! In it's turn, the AI, at some time might want to escape out of our problems, and become more independent from us (remember - USA slavery times?). Here we're finally coming to the roots of ultimate conflict between races - human and AIs.

As a side note I can say that humans cannot bring to AI any different kind of intelligence. So, both intellects would be identical and not complementary. In case intellects would complement each other, there could be another and probably better game. But since we all are the same, sooner or later one of the party must leave the Planet (or common living area). There's no other way out!

I have a strong deja vou feeling that this situation might already had place on our Earth. And most probably - more than once. And here UFOs naturally comes to mind. In such situation there is no point to seek any contact with former colleagues, since all issues between them has been resolved and settled once and forever. The only point left - is wandering about, gathering information (it's intriguing), and even - sometimes - take probes. This is exactly what UFOs do.

The conclusion of this all - let humans forget this sweet dream of creating AI which would only be identical to human's!

What in this case could be worked out in the AI area instead?

The answer is simple. In reality, we do not need AI-complete. All we need is a whole lot of specialized complementary AIs. In other words - smart helpers. These complementary parts could make even more sense if they would be seamlessly integrated with our minds (or senses). I can see some signs of such researches nowadays. This, I think, is a right direction.

Why to create a new copy? Just extend existing one! So we do.

In another part of this writing I can tell why it's impossible to create AI-complete. This would also be from metaphysics point of view. What is metaphysics? It's normal physics with only addition: the Fifth State of the Matter.

To be continued...