Tether CEO Makes the Case for Human Augmentation Over 'Santa Claus Visions' of AGI
danfaggella · x · 2026-08-21
Dan Faggella summarizes what he calls the best case for human augmentation, from Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino:
- We can't count on AIs giving us what we want; we should augment ourselves to stay competitive as long as possible.
- If AI "takes over" with a hard break from bio-life, that's both a bad outcome for humans and an unlikely way to preserve the qualities we care about—continuity is probably a more robust form of life.
Faggella argues we need far more honest conversations about the urgency of augmentation and staying relevant, rather than blindly assuming "Santa Claus visions" of AGI where everyone gets to do whatever they want without participating in the larger system of life.
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