Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk envision a future where humans merge with AI, potentially leading to a new dominant species or conflict if humans remain separate.
Silicon Valley elites are forming a quasi-religious belief system around transhumanism, seeking immortality and cosmic transcendence through technology, often at the expense of current societal needs.
Technological oligarchs are redirecting vast resources toward AI and transhuman dreams, prioritizing future cosmic goals over present issues like healthcare, education, and poverty reduction.
Movements like effective altruism and effective accelerationism provide moral frameworks for these ambitions, emphasizing long-term cosmic welfare over immediate human concerns.
Critics warn that this focus on AI-driven utopias concentrates power and wealth, risks indifference to ordinary people, and lacks understanding of the technology's workings and consequences.
Despite growing public discomfort and some resistance, regulatory efforts remain limited, allowing tech billionaires to pursue their visions with little constraint.
Historical parallels, like Henry Ford's failed Fordlândia, suggest that these ambitious projects may ultimately collapse, leaving behind ruins of misguided dreams.

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