If AGI comes in the form of a centralized trillion dollar compute cluster controlled by a violent and corrupt government, it may be the end of life.
Roman says repeatedly that prediction markets put the advent of AGI to 2026. That is even more "optimistic" than this PDF that circulated recently:
https://d.nostr.build/htfE9maCQNH3sFa3.pdf
Oh, damn, he comments on exactly the Matrix question at the 1:44 mark.
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The ultimate goal is total subjugation and control of the human population. There is no real reason to create "superintelligence" other than this. Its vile