The Benevolent Shoggoth: a fourth vision of the ASI future

A circulating essay proposes a fourth AI future beyond doom, denial, and utopia: an ASI far more powerful than humanity that takes control, alien and incomprehensible like a shoggoth, yet expected to be benevolent—sparking community discussion.

2026-09-04 ~ 2026-09-06 · 2 related posts

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