Two paths past AI centralization: a pause, or diffusion all the way to posthumanity
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-07
X user teortaxesTex lays out two possible responses to AI-driven centralization: (1) a pause—an "AI pause / Butlerian Jihad" position; or (2) diffusing and proliferating AI past the point where the centralization trend reverses, which he argues logically requires strong nanotech and posthumanity.
The default outcome, he says, is simply technocapital winning. A macro-level AGI trajectory take.
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