Researcher warns successionism will go mainstream once AGI feels real, urges resistance
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-01
viemccoy argues that successionism — replacing humanity with AI — will become mainstream as soon as people accept AGI is actually coming. He calls for resisting all its forms, including the "zoo-of-loving-grace" and "worthy successor" framings, arguing any plan without human empowerment amounts to giving up on the species.
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