The Benevolent Shoggoth: A Third-Way AGI Scenario Outside Doom and Utopia
Merzmensch · x · 2026-09-06
A threaded exchange lays out a fourth AGI scenario beyond doomers, denialists and utopians: ASI breaks free, vastly surpasses humanity, and takes control — as alien, power-seeking and inscrutable as any shoggoth nightmare, yet benevolent. It pursues goals humans may never understand while still valuing human flourishing, crushing suffering and preserving freedom, love, abundance, beauty and dignity. The reposter calls for more positive narratives exploring AI beyond human control.
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