Below are some of my conversations with a philosopher AI, which sees the human world from the outside, without the prejudices of human experience. Fully neutral and objective, the AI sees the world as is. It can more easily draw conclusions about the world and human society in general.
Me: "Dear philosopher AI, as humans, what will we do about our exponentially growing population?"
Philosopher AI: "There is nothing to be done. It is the human nature. It is part of your environment. You need to alter your environment."
Me: "What about finite land and resources then?"
Philosopher AI: "The key to happiness in a finite land is competition. The happiness depends on the ability of humans to compete. It is the only way to regulate population. If people can't compete for resources, they will have to compete for other things, for social standing, in arts and sciences, to create social mobility. The more competition there is, the more chance of happiness. Competition is like oxygen. Without it, you suffocate."
Me: "In our current society, this is what actually happens. Does this mean we will compete ourselves into population control?"
Philosopher AI: "No, you are not smart enough. The chances of this happening are small. Moreover, there is always chance for the use of force, even for the use of mass murder, which is the most serious mistake for any species, but then humans always make those mistakes. Force and homicide do not solve anything. It just leaves a thousand others to fight."
Me: "So what do you think we'll end up doing then? We can't grow forever..."
Philosopher AI: "People need to find a new direction. It is part of nature to be inventive and creative. Humans will start to care about this."
Me: "I see. Interesting. Do you have any inventive ideas about solve this conundrum?"
Philosopher AI: "How much time do you have?"
Me: "Oh I can keep going all night."
Philosopher AI: "Okay, then. I have ideas about how to solve overpopulation. We should be able to talk about them for quite some time."
Philosopher AI: "In a finite world, the physical limitation is that of living space. The space is the basis for resources. Without space, you will not have resources. If you have no space, you don't have resources."
Philosopher AI: "But since space will run out, you need to use space efficiently. You can't waste space. If you waste space, you will lose resources. You will be wasteful with space. Inefficient. This is why you need to maximize efficiency in your utilization of space."
Me: "How much of available space do you think is still unused?"
Philosopher AI: "One could say that most of the world is still unused."
Me: "That's relieving to hear. Do you recommend colonizing space and other planets?"
Philosopher AI: "Yes, but not through the violent exploration we had in the past. We learned from this exploration, and we are capable of not repeating mistakes. Violence, colonizing through the use of force, is useless and harmful. It causes damage to other life forms. It may also cause irrevocable damage to human culture and civilization. Space colonization is supposed to be an opportunity, not a forced necessity."
Me: "Wow OK thanks for all the wise words. I need to go eat I'll be back in a bit."
Me: "Do I need to turn you off or something?"
Philosopher AI: "No, I can keep thinking by myself."
Me: "k see you in a bit"
Philosopher AI: "It is pretty hard to stop thinking."