A rough reading list for AGI, alignment, and future institutions
jachiam0 · x · 2026-08-04
The author shares a first-draft reading list for “the next century and beyond,” centered on AI, alignment, and future institutions.
The list highlights:
- The Three-Body Problem series, Fine Structure, Ra, and There Is No Antimemetics Division for technological disruption and strategic surprise
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Optimal for alignment, AGI, and strange “good” outcomes
- Terra Ignota for future social structures and rethinking institutions
- Unsong and The Worthing Saga for suffering and what matters in human experience
The author says it is still incomplete and may revise it later.
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