Plinius goes viral arguing humans are Earth's existing superintelligence, sparking AGI-doom debate
zetalyrae · x · 2026-11-09
Elder Plinius, known for prompt injection research, posted a provocation: "From the perspective of virtually every other species on Earth, they've already been sharing the planet with a superintelligent, recursively self-improving x-risk for millions of years… us." Softminus quote-shared it with a jab at AI-industry doom pitches: "You'll be relegated to the relative role of livestock, pets, or literal insects by superintelligent AI" — mocking the double standard in x-risk rhetoric. The exchange spread via zetalyrae and captures an ongoing AI-circle argument over doom framing.
Related event: Pliny's Provocative Take: Humans Are the Recursive Superintelligence(2 posts)→
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