People hold two incoherent AGI beliefs at once, researcher argues
danfaggella · x · 2026-09-05
danfaggella argues people love to believe two incoherent things simultaneously: that an imminent "regime change" of all intelligence is coming, with AGIs doing the unfathomable — and that humans will forever remain in charge of, and served or respected by, all future life forms. A pointed critique of the internal tension in mainstream AGI narratives.
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