AI as an immortality project: what Amodei, Musk, Altman and Hassabis can't see
DynamoDynamite · reddit · 2026-10-31
A Reddit post applies Terror Management Theory — the idea that humans, uniquely aware of death, build projects to outlast their bodies (named libraries, pyramids, monuments) — to the AI race. The author argues that curing disease, doubling lifespans and extending consciousness to other planets makes AI the biggest immortality project ever attempted, and the danger is that builders defend such projects as if their lives depend on it. They acknowledge the builders say the risks are real, but ask whether Amodei, Musk, Altman and Hassabis can actually see the consequences clearly while building it.
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