Capable Stupidity, Not Intelligence, Is the Real AI Fear, Viral Thread Argues
askeletalghost · x · 2026-09-11
- The author argues the real concern is "very capable stupidity" rather than intelligence, likening Google's Astra to "a marmoset brain trained on all of human knowledge."
- Replies extend a meme-style escalation: brain size growing from insect to chimp to human to planet-sized, with the scariest point being chimp/dumb-human level — strong execution but insufficient consideration.
- Core claim: for a planet-sized brain, being considerate becomes cheap and easy, so apathy-driven risk may dissolve.
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