X users clash over whether humanity should slow AI progress for the sake of human hobbies
unironictechbro · x · 2026-09-12
A Twitter argument about human relevance in the AI era: one side notes humans are no longer needed to play chess if "solving" it is the goal. The counterargument: replace chess with "doing math to advance our understanding of the world" and AI progress is clearly good — nobody is stopping anyone from playing chess or doing math for fun, and holding humanity's growth hostage for personal hobbies is morally questionable. The author also dismisses "AI labs have questionable ethics" as a separate conversation that doesn't justify blocking progress.
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