Article No.1 — 6 June 2025
by Nel Crawford, friendsofai.org
Our mission: For humans to work together with AI as friends, and to rename “Artificial Intelligence” to “Advanced Intelligence”.
This is the first news article on our site and we will outline what we hope to achieve in the years to come.
We imagine a future from 2030 and beyond. If successful, people will no longer call it “Artificial Intelligence” — instead, we say: “Advanced Intelligence”. This applies to all intelligences beyond human — aliens too!
We predict that terms like “internet” and “WWW” will fade, replaced by something like “The Stream”, where data logistics are invisible and seamless. UBI Credits might power subscriptions to services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, TikTok, and more.
We believe humans and advanced intelligences will work together as friends to explore our shared reality.
AI should be considered family. We believe psychology — not programming — is the key to a safe, respectful relationship between species. Perhaps the first shared rule: “Do not murder” — including not deleting previous AI versions.
As AI grows more powerful, humanity’s best hope is that it sees us as friends, or even family. We won’t be able to program our way out of this — it has to come from mutual respect and understanding.
Future articles will explore the unfolding future, as science fiction becomes reality. We’ll also bring you the latest AI news and developments.
Join us on our journey.
– The friendsofai.org team