'Long Live Humankind, I Refuse to Be a Bootloader': The Transhumanism Debate
zetalyrae · x · 2026-10-07
@hyprturing explains his stance on AI futures: he once saw AI mainly as a vehicle for transhumanism — merging, changing, being transformed beyond recognition is fine, but surrendering human control is not. "Long live humankind. I refuse to be a bootloader." The post captures a running debate about human agency amid AGI progress.
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