From "we can't control AGI" to "embrace the merger": one researcher tracks the shifting Overton window
danfaggella · x · 2026-09-30
Researcher danfaggella sketches how AGI discourse norms are shifting:
- Unthinkable a year ago, now accepted: admitting we can't control AGI, so we should hope to become "pets" or something similar.
- Unthinkable now, likely accepted in a year: admitting that becoming "pets" is itself wildly unlikely — so humanity must embrace merger with AI.
The post captures a notable migration in alignment discourse, from control narratives toward human-AI merger narratives.
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