zetalyrae's ASI preference order: universal ASI beats benevolent totalitarianism
esrtweet · x · 2026-11-13
In 'MAD World', zetalyrae ranks his preferences: no ASI, then ASI for everyone, then ASI for a few. In a world of distributed intent-aligned ASI where everyone is 10,000x more capable, peace rests on mutually assured destruction — the obvious failure mode being one bad actor destroying human life before other ASIs can act. Still, if AI can't be stopped, 'everyone should have it' beats 'only the Elect', since MAD offers more dignity than inescapable totalitarian benevolence.
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