Computers might do some things “better” than humans, but we’re still going to do things because we _want_ to. Often the fun is in the doing.
LLM’s can vomit out code faster than me, I still enjoy writing software. They’ll vomit out a novel or a song, but I still like reading/listening to stuff a human has taken time and effort to create something, because they can.
In other words, in another area: you can take all the art made in the world before Guernica and throw it in any probabilistic network but for sure you won't get Guernica out of that.
> Human civilization is most likely not alone in the cosmos but is instead encompassed within a cosmic host...
Nah, I'm good. I don't need some guy philosophizing about AI being our pathway to join a galactic super-civilization.
When AI is actually doing something useful for humanity, call me back.