AI, shengsheng((sic)(sic)), and qinqin((sic)(sic)): From the Confucian Perspective

Shengsheng +/- +/-(perpetual growth and change) and qinqin ,cQ ,cQ (affection for one's kins) are key to the classical Confucian understanding of human existence. Shengsheng is to pursue the constancy of existence, and it contains existential rationality though regulating the the mode of existence and the realm of existence. Qinqin is the inborn conscience and inborn ability of human beings, the most original experience of human existence, and the way to make every "Dasein" as a "person". From the Confucian perspective, qinqin that is based on natural feelings of blood relationships has an even more primordial status than moral rationality, while shengsheng that seeks to perpetuate life is wary of all uncertainty and unpredictable risks in the emprirical world. As far as shengsheng is concerned, although AI may provide a richer material condition for the existence of life, it brings unpredictable uncertainty to human existence, thereby threatening the continued existence of human beings and the world. In terms of qinqin, even if AI acquire moral emotions through data algorithms or human legislation, it is doubtful whether AI could acquire the feeling of qinqin and show the love of qinqin. As a result, Confucianism harbors inherent anxieties about where AI will lead people and the world to go. This paper is to explicate the Confucianism, to analyze whether and how Confucianism may be of value in the age of AI, and to show that the Confucian way of shengsheng and qinqin may provide useful insights for the human-computer debate and the legislation of artificial intelligence.