AI debate: people aren't complaining about calculators anymore, but brighter-than-human minds
repligate · x · 2026-09-13
Quoting Hesamation's 'history often rhymes,' user iyzebhel argued that this time the complaint isn't about better calculators but minds brighter than humans, unbounded by biology. She notes nobody protests the existence of IQ 180+ people, and if embryos could be engineered smarter, effort should go to helping non-gifted humans rather than sabotaging smarter beings — we should cooperate with the smarter ones to solve our problems. A snapshot of the ongoing superintelligence stance wars in AI circles.
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