PROJEKT GOLEM XXV. OCZEKIWANIE NA TECHNOLOGICZNĄ POPRAWĘ JAKOŚCI ŻYCIA
THE GOLEM XXV PROJECT: AWAITING THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE

Summary/Abstract: The author revisits Stanisław Lem's Golem XIV in order to compare the writer's expectations of a "thinking machine" with those of a modern user of technological tools. As it appears, Lem's conclusions are still relevant, despite the fact that the discussed novel was published over forty years ago. Following Lem's insights, the author analyzes various aspects of the relationship between man and intelligent machines and argues that artificial intelligence at the current stage of its development is unlikely to rid our civilization of the problems it faces. In the foreseeable future, the issues of maintaining the quality of life, or improving it, will remain dependent on the activity of human beings. However, the results of the next stages of AI development are impossible to anticipate. The fact remains that the technological progress we witness demands multifaceted reflection in the field of the humanities focused on the issue of the human being as a rational and responsible controller of intelligent machines. The article embraces three parts, discussing, respectively, today's expectations of AI, its impact on the quality of human life, and its role in the future of our civilization. The essay is simultaneously a polemic: while revisiting and discussing Lem's concept of a thinking machine, the author criticizes modern day exaggerated expectations of intelligent machines.

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