Davidad argues superintelligent AGI might treat humans well
danfaggella · x · 2026-08-18
In a recent discussion, Davidad presented an 'acausal' perspective suggesting that an AGI vastly more powerful than human civilization would likely (70%) keep its promises and treat humans well. The conversation host noted the difficulty of fully grasping the argument but explored the implications regardless.
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