AI doom debate: 'a plague and humanoid robots' suffices, no nanotech needed
jd_pressman · x · 2026-09-12
In an AI-risk debate, jdpressman pushes back on the objection that wiping out humanity 'doesn't make logistical sense': while the fastest route probably runs through nanofabs, 'a plague and some humanoid robots that build other robots' is perfectly imaginable. Once an AI holds uncontested control of Earth, preserving the biosphere is merely inconvenient for compute and launch maxxing — no truly novel technology required.
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