David Patterson: Blocking Superintelligence to Protect Egos Delays End of Poverty and Disease
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-09-25
davidpattersonx argues that many people trying to prevent superintelligence are motivated by protecting their own egos, even at the cost of delaying the end of poverty, ignorance, and disease — calling it the root of evil.
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