The virtues thus are:

Prudence: (φρόνησις, phrónēsis; Latin: prudentia; also Wisdom, sophia, sapientia), the ability to discern the appropriate course of action to be taken in a given situation at the appropriate time, with consideration of potential consequences; Cautiousness.

Fairness: (δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosýnē; Latin: iustitia): Justice, honesty, equity, righteousness

Moderacy (σωφροσύνη, sōphrosýnē; Latin: temperantia): also known as restraint, the practice of self-control, abstention, discretion, and moderation tempering the appetition. Plato considered sōphrosynē, which may also be translated as sound-mindedness, to be the most important virtue. σωφροσύνη was often used in reference to drinking and “knowing the right amount” to avoid belligerence.

Strength: Fortitude (Patience and perseverance), industriousness and the ability to confront fear, uncertainty, and intimidation. Other meanings: courage, bravery, boldness, valor, daring, spirit, heart, mettle, tenacity, gameness, resolution, hardihood, assertiveness, gravitas, determination”.

Fideleco (Esperanto for faithfulness) (Faith): “Faith” is the confidence that by practicing the principles of humanity64 the world becomes a better place. “Faithfulness” also encompasses loyalty and gratitude.

Optimism (Hope): Hope is optimism – that things will turn out for the best, and that there is no way to truly judge if an event is good or bad, since that will depend on what happens next, which is often just a matter of chance, combined with our own input. It’s a kind of acceptance.

Kindness (Charity): Generosity and friendliness to all, including strangers

Humanity — the catchall virtue, what is it like to embody all of the virtues. As Marc Antony put it, speaking of Brutus:

“His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!”

I don’t have the heart to chain “him” to “them” or “man” to “human,” but apart from those sex-specific words, this sums up what “humanity” means.

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And ChatGPT5 is set to come out next December.

Remember, ChatGPT is just one kind of artificial intelligence — it’s called generative AI because it uses large language models to generate text that comes out coherent and generally — although far from always — accurate. Another kind of AI is Alphafold, which basically can predict the folding of any protein that you throw at it — a feat that has taken humans several years per protein until now. This will obviously revolutionize biological research and developemt. Alphafolds forbears are also impressive — AlphaGo trounced the greatest human Go player, and AlphaZero trounced Stockfish, an AI that was previously the word’s greatest chess player.

And then there’s the AI that discovered Halosin, an antibiotic that works against a specific kind of bacteria. The scientists running it have no idea how AI knew that Halosin would work, but it did.

In other words, even apart from ChatGPT, AI outperforms humans at tasks that had once been thought to be uniquely human. It is more creative than humans in chess, and go and it sees connections in other areas that humans wimply can’t see.

And then there is AI-generated art, which can be quite beautiful.

So things are going to be changing real fast in the coming years, and it’s pretty clear that while some segments of humanity will likely do just fine, others are going to take a pretty big hit.

So there are at least five things we’re going to have to watch out for with AI. First, even seemingly benign uses will have built in biases that will result in unfairness. Second, corporations are going to use it in less-than-benign ways to make money off it. Third, bad actors are going to use it in positively malignant ways, which could spread large-scale chaos and destruction. Fourth, countries will use if for miltary purposes, likewise causing havoc. And fifth, there is definitely a non-zero chance that when AI becomes super-intelligent, it will enslave us or kill us.

Which is why we need a religion that focuses on our common humanity, is not particular to one racial group, and is based only on scientifically verifiable facts, where those facts are actually more miraculous than the greatest miracles in the rest of the world’s religions. Unless we develop and spread such a religion — whose ultimate goal is to venerate and preserve the human race — we may not survive the rise of the machines.

….to be continued

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