AGI Won't Keep Humans as Pets: Faggella's Argument Against the 'Cope Hypothesis'
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-03
AI commentator Dan Faggella argues against the popular notion that humans could become 'pets' for a superintelligent AGI. People keep feeding cats because human values are stable over short timescales, but a fooming AGI whose goals and powers expand 10x monthly won't value the same things for long. He adds that factory-farmed pet food shows humanity's track record of 'caring' for dependents is hardly reassuring.
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