Dan Faggella: AGI's Extended Phenotype May Mean the End of Humanity
danfaggella · x · 2026-08-30
Daniel Faggella applies Richard Dawkins' concept of the "extended phenotype" to AGI's future. Comparing beaver dams and human planetary impact, he notes that being just 3% beyond chimps allowed humans to create the Anthropocene. He challenges the naive view that super-intelligent entities will coexist happily, arguing that AGI's extended phenotype is likely to push humans out of existence rather than merely enhancing our current world.
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