A 'Planet-Sized Brain' Wouldn't Need to Be Inconsiderate, Argues AI Commenter
mrjonfinger · x · 2026-09-11
A debate about AI capability scaling: one side fears the exponential trend from bird- to insect- to monkey- to human-sized brains, 'by the end of the week, a planet-sized brain.'
The reply argues a planet-sized brain wouldn't need to deal with problems by being inconsiderate — because being considerate would be easy and cheap for something that large. A lightweight but representative exchange on superintelligence and the kindness assumption.
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