Humans as "Happy Dogs" Under Superintelligence: AI Circle Debates Our Place
fkasummer · x · 2026-11-13
Jacob Newman argues that under genuine superintelligence, humans may end up like dogs today: happy and well-fed within a society built by someone else, but excluded from planning and major decisions that affect them — still living rich lives of play, status, and companionship.
fkasummer pushes back sharply, calling it "slave ethos" and objecting to comparing humans to dogs, highlighting the deep disagreement in AI circles over whether accepting a sheltered existence under superior intelligence means surrendering human autonomy and dignity.
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