Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by 0c3ca83 on Friday November 06, 2026 @10:34PM
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> AI is a tool wielded by humans. If we’re wiped out by AI, it will be at the direction of a human.
Being deliberately wiped out seems like it's mostly a misdirection. I'm sure some of the AI people high on their own supply believe it. And because the consequences are so negative, we should react as though the supposed experts were sane -- but I think it's a long shot that they are.
The bigger risk is that we end up in a rapidly enshittifying dystopia, treated as a cost center that needs to be optimized, and unable to competitively participate in the economy.
And, I have a number of wealthy AI investors in my social circle who are already placing their bets on a poorer and more disenfranchised humanity, with money going away from consumer tech, and towards policing.
Being deliberately wiped out seems like it's mostly a misdirection. I'm sure some of the AI people high on their own supply believe it. And because the consequences are so negative, we should react as though the supposed experts were sane -- but I think it's a long shot that they are.
The bigger risk is that we end up in a rapidly enshittifying dystopia, treated as a cost center that needs to be optimized, and unable to competitively participate in the economy.
And, I have a number of wealthy AI investors in my social circle who are already placing their bets on a poorer and more disenfranchised humanity, with money going away from consumer tech, and towards policing.