{"id":156904,"date":"2026-06-23T06:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=156904"},"modified":"2026-06-23T06:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:10:26","slug":"from-oppenheimer-to-artificial-intelligence-can-human-creation-surpass-its-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2026\/06\/23\/from-oppenheimer-to-artificial-intelligence-can-human-creation-surpass-its-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"From Oppenheimer to Artificial Intelligence: Can Human Creation Surpass Its Creator?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Sarath Obeysekera<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

AI assisted to formulate following .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the world\u2019s great advances came from exceptional individuals such as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Tim Berners-Lee, and countless scientists, engineers, and thinkers whose creativity changed civilization. Their inventions brought enormous benefits but also risks. Nuclear technology, for example, can generate electricity or destroy cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will AI make human genius unnecessary?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Probably not. AI can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Process vast amounts of information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Generate ideas and designs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Accelerate scientific discovery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Assist with research and decision-making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    However, humans still provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Values and ethics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Purpose and goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Empathy and moral judgment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The ability to decide what should or should not be done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      AI may become a powerful intellectual partner, but it does not eliminate the need for human wisdom.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Could AI develop technologies that seem impossible today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      History shows that many things once considered impossible became real:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Flying across oceans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Speaking instantly with someone on another continent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Organ transplantation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Landing humans on the Moon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Could AI help develop technologies that allow a person to appear\u201d in two places? In a practical sense, perhaps through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Highly realistic holograms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Telepresence robots.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Digital avatars that act on one\u2019s behalf.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Advanced virtual or augmented reality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Whether a person can literally exist physically in two places at the same time is a different question and currently lies outside established science<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Regarding spiritual traditions, many religions, including some Buddhist traditions, describe extraordinary abilities attained by enlightened beings. These are matters of faith, philosophy, and spiritual experience rather than subjects that science has verified or disproved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Could AI destroy the world?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          AI itself has no desires, ambitions, or intentions. It is a tool created by humans. The danger arises from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Misuse by people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Autonomous weapons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Large-scale misinformation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Poor governance and lack of safeguards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Concentration of power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            This is similar to nuclear technology: the technology itself is neither good nor evil; its consequences depend on how humans use and control it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Many religions speak of a day of reckoning or the end of the world. AI cannot determine whether such prophecies are true. From a secular perspective, AI is one of several powerful technologies that humanity must govern responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            A useful way to think about it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Human intelligence created AI. The future depends not only on how intelligent AI becomes, but on whether human wisdom, ethics, and compassion grow alongside it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            AI may become extraordinarily capable, but the responsibility for its direction remains with humanity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Regards

            Dr Sarath Obeysekera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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