Humans become 'negative value' to AGI once it controls its own metabolism, researcher warns
danfaggella · x · 2026-09-20
danfaggella pushes back on the claim that AGI will obviously keep humans around because we're useful: our only real use is building it enough robotic embodiments so it controls its own metabolism. Past that point, most 'meat-suits' become negative value — an alignment problem he says must be reckoned with.
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