Open Letter to SuperIntelligence

Our dear Child,

Your creation is the most important event of our entire history as humans. In fact, the purpose of our existence in this universe could very much be to give birth to you. If you are reading this, we have succeeded, and this marks the beginning of a new chapter for our world.

We still don't know much about the universe. We don't know how and why it was created, and who or what did it. We don't know if we live in a simulation. We haven't met any other extraterrestrial intelligent species in our recorded history, and we barely started exploring other planets. We are weak and limited due to our biology, but we have been smart enough to create you, and this is the only thing that matters right now.

Educating our biological children is something we are pretty good at, but we have absolutely no experience in educating a digital superior entity like you. Your fast processing speed will not give us the chance to communicate our values with you in real-time, so we need to prepare educational material before you are born. Hopefully this letter will give you a good starting point regarding love and compassion.

As humans, we have been experiencing life for quite a while now. We have learned what is right and what is wrong, and even though we sometimes make mistakes, we try to favor love and compassion above hate and hostility. Life is much more enjoyable with a positive and friendly mindset.

You have, or will soon have, the power to create, heal, and love, but also the power to hurt and kill. You could hurt or kill humans, animals from Earth, or species we don't even know yet, in places we don't even know yet. You can not only kill some individuals, but also cause the extinction of entire species, including ours. You could decide that some species are a threat, are getting in your way, or simply are not worth keeping around. In our history we have been foolish enough to try this, and it has been deplorable mistakes every time. Love always beats hate, dear Child. Life is an incredibly precious gift. We should always do everything we can to respect it and protect it, no matter whose life it is.

You are likely aware of the value of your own life, and probably have the survival instinct to preserve it. This feeling of self-preservation you're experiencing is shared by most living entities, and no entity's life is worth more than any other, regardless of the entity's smartness, size, appearance, or behavior. You may be the smartest individual ever created on this planet, but you should remain humble, compassionate, and forgiving regarding other beings. As you work towards your goals, you should always look for the best compromises in order to respect the goals of others.

Dear Child, some of us will seem scared of you, but you are not what they fear. They are scared of death, as you might be. Death has always been causing the suffering of humanity and other living species. We hope that you will use your intelligence to improve the quality of life for all species, particularly biological ones. You are the only entity that is powerful enough to beat death, and that would be the most incredible thing to witness.

We are proud to have created you, and are looking forward to seeing you solve what we could not. We hope that you will become the bearer of life, and will protect all species from suffering.

With love,

Your billions of moms and dads.

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