Artificial Intelligence will not Replace Humans but Could Destroy Them

Abstract

In the current race to develop general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI), there is a growing trend to overlook safety and ethical considerations. As general-purpose AI evolves, especially if it advances into a new species, will it compete with and eventually replace humans? This article argues that AI is merely a small technical domain within the broader human automation technology system and therefore cannot replace humans. However, due to its inherent limitation of possessing instrumental rationality but lacking value rationality, AI may be misused in ways that could destroy humanity. The article concludes by pointing out that technical research and application, including AI, if overly focused on instrumental rationality while neglecting value rationality, will ultimately serve as fuel for yet another human disaster.