AGI is not a problem of intelligence, AGI is a problem of courage

If this book explores artificial and human intelligence, this page is dedicated to courage.

I've been fortunate to gain recognition in the creative fields, granting me access to some of the top intellectuals, scientists, entrepreneurs, and political leaders.

Upon meeting our world’s elite, I was often underwhelmed. Most did not prove exceptionally brilliant or conscious. Most were focused and driven but would also be the first to recognize they had been incredibly lucky.

If finding exceptional intelligence proves extremely rare, finding true courage seems even rarer. This is why Aristotle described courage as the most important of human qualities, the one all other qualities depended on.

We do not (currently) have the option to increase our intelligence to better face AGI’s impact. Nevertheless, we do have the option to leave our fears, build up our courage and start preparing to make the most of our upcoming adventures in this new fascinating era.

Since the fears we don't go through will only tend to grow, we must all dive into the AGI rabbit hole, echoing Lewis Carroll’s words:

“In the end; we only regret the chances we didn’t take, the relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.”