A Reddit post uses Irving John Good’s 1965 essay to explain the rush of capital into AGI
ProxyLumina · reddit · 2026-07-28
The post quotes I. J. Good’s 1965 idea of an “ultraintelligent machine” and uses it to explain why so much capital is flowing into AI. It argues that a superintelligence could become the last invention humans need to make, but only if it is aligned enough to help control itself.
The post’s two main points are:
- ASI as the last invention: once machines can surpass human intellect, scientific and technological progress could come from the machine itself.
- Alignment as the gatekeeper: if the system is not willing to cooperate with human values, that promised future never becomes a benign tool for progress.
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