AGI survival debate: would superintelligence really leave human pockets in the woods?
LeviTurk · x · 2026-09-02
Responding to Dan Faggella's claim that "even if AGI didn't love us or morally consider us, there would still be pockets of humans living in the woods," the poster doubts it, arguing an intelligence just a few pegs above us might do far more drastic things.
- Counterpoint: unification into a single agent could break the Moloch-style competitive game-theoretic trap
- Ironic speculation: it could build us habitats once air becomes unbreathable, or prop us up with lungs/skin/brains fine with hell
An opinion exchange on AGI existential risk within the AI community.
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