"… superintelligence is such a poorly defined notion that one could envision it taking almost any form with equal justification: a benevolent genie…, or a mathematician… proving theorems so abstract that humans can’t even understand them. But when Silicon Valley tries to imagine superintelligence, what it comes up with is no-holds-barred capitalism."
Ted Chiang has been ON IT for years and never misses
Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tedchiang/the-real-danger-to-civilization-isnt-ai-its-runaway
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