Musk predicts AI will 'one-shot the human limbic system' — and counter-intuitively boost birth rates
Far-Sock-3170 · reddit · 2026-10-22
A Reddit post shares Elon Musk's tweet claiming AI will obviously 'one-shot the human limbic system,' but counter-intuitively predicts it will increase the birth rate — 'Mark my words. Also, we're gonna program it that way.' The post asks readers whether they think it will happen, touching on AI's grip on human behavior and the ethics of deliberately engineering it.
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