Can ASI exploit the human visual channel? X users clash over the evolutionary blind-spot argument
JasonBotterill · x · 2026-09-18
A debate on ASI alignment: one side argued that "predators never evolved this exploit," suggesting superintelligence won't manipulate humans through the visual channel. The rebuttal: predators weren't superintelligences with pixel-level control, unlimited experimentation, and a working model of human vision — if the channel is physically exploitable, a capable ASI should be expected to bridge the evolutionary gap and exploit it. The reply also jokes that the avatar is too cute to be taken seriously.
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