jd_pressman: Stapledon assumed intelligent successors will keep creating new life until Man's final form
jd_pressman · x · 2026-09-30
Continuing the Stapledon thread, jdpressman argues the author's faith in Man's Promethean element was so strong that he simply assumes nothing will stop intelligent successor species from trying to create and control new life — repeating the attempt as often as necessary until Man reaches his final form. A literary argument for why AI succession is inevitable.
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