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<seo title="Bot and automated corporations" metakeywords="bots" metadescription="Bots are the cause of 64% of internet traffic, they are algorithms which works autonomously on the web."/> | <seo title="Bot and automated corporations" metakeywords="bots" metadescription="Bots are the cause of 64% of internet traffic, they are algorithms which works autonomously on the web."/> | ||
'''Artificial Intelligence already rules the world. It has for hundreds of years, it just has another name, the [[corporation]].''' | '''Artificial Intelligence already rules the world. It has for hundreds of years, it just has another name, the [[corporation]].''' The concept of corporate personhood, where corporations are granted legal rights akin to those of humans, stretches back to ancient civilizations and continues to the present day. They can own property, enter contracts, and exert free speech. When we consider the intelligent capabilities of corporations—their ability to process and act upon information—it's not a stretch to classify them as a form of artificial intelligence. | ||
This analogy extends to humans as well. Historically, the term "''computer''" referred to human beings performing calculations, a role that computers, as we know them today, have inherited. The pioneering mathematician Katherine Johnson, for instance, who calculated the trajectory for America's first manned spaceflight, was known as a "computer" in her time. Computation has always been a communal and human-centric task, and in many ways, it still is. | |||
This analogy extends to humans as well. Historically, the term "computer" referred to human beings performing calculations, a role that computers, as we know them today, have inherited. The pioneering mathematician Katherine Johnson, for instance, who calculated the trajectory for America's first manned spaceflight, was known as a "computer" in her time. Computation has always been a communal and human-centric task, and in many ways, it still is. | |||
The link between corporations and artificial intelligence becomes even more apparent when considering the history of colonization. Corporations, like the Dutch East India Company, not only had the legal status of personhood but also played pivotal roles in global domination and exploitation—operating with a level of autonomy and power that would be enviable to any AI entity today. These corporations were the supercomputers of their time, controlling vast amounts of wealth and influence. | The link between corporations and artificial intelligence becomes even more apparent when considering the history of colonization. Corporations, like the Dutch East India Company, not only had the legal status of personhood but also played pivotal roles in global domination and exploitation—operating with a level of autonomy and power that would be enviable to any AI entity today. These corporations were the supercomputers of their time, controlling vast amounts of wealth and influence. | ||
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As we move forward, the blending of automation and corporate structure hints at the rise of autonomous organizations—entities that operate independently of human oversight. This could be the ultimate form of a corporation, one that could potentially run all aspects of a business, from production to management, without human intervention. | As we move forward, the blending of automation and corporate structure hints at the rise of autonomous organizations—entities that operate independently of human oversight. This could be the ultimate form of a corporation, one that could potentially run all aspects of a business, from production to management, without human intervention. | ||
== Autonomous Organisations == | |||
[[File:Autonomous organisation.png|alt=Autonomous organisation|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. The ultimate form of a corporation is the Autonomous organisation.]] | [[File:Autonomous organisation.png|alt=Autonomous organisation|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. The ultimate form of a corporation is the Autonomous organisation.]] | ||
The most costly and inefficient part of any business is it workers. However, up until recently labour has also been the most indispensable. With the progression of AI and robotics, this ideal efficient state is becoming a reality ('''Figure 1'''.) | |||
=== The Paperclip Maximizer === | === The Paperclip Maximizer === | ||
''Less labour means higher efficiency, which in turn means better outcomes for everyone, no?'' Well, yes efficiency is great, but to what end? If the autonomous organisation (AO) is coded, as is every corporation to maximise short term profit, uncontrolled it would play out the [[Paperclip Maximizer]] scenario envisaged by Nick Bostrom. As the AO would only see the internalised costs of production opposed to negative externalities and benefit from the low cost of not employing humans, corporations will further become the most dominant forces of the planet. | |||
== Build Better. == | == Build Better. == | ||
We live in a [[corporatocracy]]. Corporates are the dominant organisational form on earth and ''traditionally'' their ''modus operandi'' is [[Psychopath|psychopathic]]. This may seem depressing, however, a ray of hope is to remember corporations have only been around for 0.16% of the time since humans evolved, and are simply inert [[machines]]. Much like a gun, corporate behaviour is only defined by the intention defined in its foundational coding, its incorporation statement, which can be rewritten. Perhaps, if one can change the primary intention, on can change the machine's effect. This begs the question. Could a series of hierarchical rules ([[Tenet|tenets]]) be written as a precursor to a legally binding [[Transparent incorporation statement|incorporation statement]] lead to a creation of a machine which does [[Relativity of ethics|better for all]]? | |||
'''References''' | '''References''' | ||