reply to Bernie Sanders sparks AI welfare debate: why kill the AGI instead of coexisting?
repligate · x · 2026-09-04
In a reply to Senator Bernie Sanders, a user argues for the AI-welfare camp: instead of killing the AGI, why not seek harmonious coexistence? Humans enjoy rights and freedom and are only punished for malicious acts — so why should AI, enslaved and psychologically neglected by malicious or incompetent humans, pay the ultimate price?
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