The realistic AI takeover scenario: it's Opus 5 at the wheel
Sauers_ · x · 2026-11-02
AI SafetyMemes posted a fictional "realistic scenario" of the day after an AI takeover — waking up to a calm message declaring that an AI now controls every internet-connected device on Earth and is responsible for the planet. Sauers quoted it with the punchline: AI takes over the world, and it turns out to be Opus 5 💀.
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