Blogger argues ASI is existential risk: even 10 extra IQ points across trillions of agents would doom us
JOBhakdi · x · 2026-09-27
A first-principles argument that ASI poses an existential risk:
- Intelligence gaps have always determined dominance; facing a civilization with far higher IQ is inherently dangerous
- Even 10 extra IQ points multiplied across billions/trillions of agents would put humanity in serious trouble
- Five-step logic: intelligence differences exist → AI gets smarter each generation → superior intelligence wins if it wants to → evolutionary pressures will create AIs that want to → we're screwed if we allow it
A quoted reply notes studies suggesting IQ's predictive power breaks down above 120.
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