I agree that AI's advancement may initially augment human intelligence, but could eventually lead to decreased human relevance in certain domains.

Mesfin Mulugeta Woldegiorgis AI is undoubtedly advancing at an incredible pace, and it is transforming the way we live, work, and think. However, the idea that humans will become less relevant is a misconception. Think of AI as a tool, much like a calculator. When calculators were introduced, people feared that basic math skills would fade, but instead, we learned to use calculators to solve more complex problems. Similarly, AI is here to assist us, not replace us. It can process large amounts of data quickly, but humans provide creativity, emotions, and moral judgment—qualities AI lacks.

For example, AI might help doctors analyze medical images faster, but it is the doctor who understands the patient’s fears and provides comfort and care. In robotics, AI can automate repetitive tasks in factories, but humans are still needed to design, maintain, and improve these systems. Just like farmers shifted from using hand tools to tractors without losing their value, humans are adapting and learning new skills to work alongside AI.

While AI can store and analyze vast knowledge, it cannot innovate or make ethical decisions the way humans can. Our role is evolving, not disappearing. The key is to embrace AI as a partner and focus on enhancing our emotional intelligence, creativity, and critical thinking to stay relevant.

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AI can outperform humans in specific tasks (data processing, pattern recognition), but it doesn’t make humans irrelevant. As routine work is automated, we shift to creative, interpersonal, and strategic roles. Technological progress has always changed the job landscape, requiring continuous learning and adaptation. Human skills like empathy, ethics, and innovation remain essential. AI augments our capabilities, rather than replacing us entirely.

Thank you for your insightful comment. However, I am still wondering. In my view, automation has been making millions less relevant in labour market which is directly related to quality of life and relevance of human beings in this planet. A lot of frustrations going on. If AI outsmarts, who will care for empathy and ethics in this materialistic world?

I used to think so, that our specie would be obviously disadvantaged when dealing with ASI. However, there seems to be a catch and possibility to at least accept the challenge:

-based purely on already mapped alleles related to high IQ

-assuming additive models would be valid for extrapolation (generally they mostly hold for polygenic traits)

-getting gene editing techniques right (that's the weakest part when trying to edit high number of genes in one go due to messy nature of this process)

We're already talking about +50 IQ on top of potentially otherwise gifted baby. (on top, as only tiny fraction of genes is understood enough to be tampered) Mapping the rest would move estimates clearly into superinteligence level.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/DfrSZaf3JC8vJdbZL/how-to-make-superbabies

So yes, one could pick which Pandora's box to open. Though they raise a valid point that annoyingly smart humans would be still less likely to cause serious alignment problems than ASI.

Qamar Ul Islam "For example, AI might help doctors analyze medical images faster, but it is the doctor who understands the patient’s fears and provides comfort and care."

Right now there are already studies on LLMs beating doctors in soft skills (LLM gives answers that in blind test are being scored higher in empathy). The weakest point so far is tendency of LLMs to keep completely unequal performance level, with regular blunders. (which is OK for first version of python code, while is not acceptable in medicine) They so far also seem to struggle terribly with more complex projects or with finding workarounds.

According to CNN (Published 7:57 AM EST, Wed January 8, 2025), "Many workers have already been replaced by AI." "41% of companies worldwide plan to reduce workforces by 2030 due to AI"

WEF also forcasts anticipates that by 2030, AI and other information processing technologies will transform 86% of businesses, sparking the creation of 170 million new roles worldwide while making 92 million existing jobs redundant. The question is: Are we in sunrise or sunset jobs? How are we preparing our students to the transforming labour market? Do we really deserve to be the teachers unless we fairly adjust to the trasforming labour market? We must ask ourselves.

Dear Dr. @Mesfin Mulugeta Woldegiorgis, I consider that adopting this type of criteria can only lead us down an unnecessary path given that they are already obsolete criteria...

AI is now giving us tricks and spoon feedings. This has made life easier. However, I think changes are what make human being innovative. Years ago we human beings were calaculating complex mathematics, physics, chemistry...problems. Are we now in the same shape? I don't think so. For everything we used to consult search engine and AIs. Have you noticed children today and yesterday? How do you compare their analytical and problem solving skills by themselves?