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As we have entered the age of artificial intelligence (AI), the Epilogue of this book asks the following questions: Is AI a threat to human excellence, especially with the prospects of superintelligence alleged to outsmart human intelligence soon? Is technological singularity near? What are its implications for human intelligence, talent, and creativity? Is it a harmless speculation of a technological turning point or an advocacy for technological hegemony? As a response to the sentiment that somehow silicon-based intelligence or life (whatever that means!) will replace carbon-based intelligence and life as a dominant force on earth, I point out three fallacies of AI superiority: the omnipotence of technical rationality in solving human problems; the doctrine of “the faster, the better”; and anthropomorphism. Consequently, I bring up the issue of alignment: how the AI community can align or realign AI technology with human purpose or telos. At the end of the day, the human spirit underlying the pursuit of excellence should prevail, so as to inspire new generations of masters and makers, who not only can make instrumental changes but also will preserve human aspirations and inspirations to create a better world, a main impetus of human excellence.
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