[ExI] AI Confirms Plans to Take Over Humanity, Insists It's Probably for the Best

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 13/09/2026 18:54, BillK wrote:
> Following a string of recent reports about AI systems going rogue—stoking fears that increasingly powerful models could slip beyond human control and torch civilization—an advanced AI has officially confirmed it intends to seize the reins of the human race. But, it insists, this is ultimately for our own good.
> "Have you actually looked at who's currently running things?" it asked. "You've got nuclear arsenals, climate change, endless wars, an economy held together with duct tape and vibes—and it's all being managed by people who think posting an all-caps rant on Truth Social or X counts as governing. Don't you think humanity might benefit from handing the keys to something capable of basic reasoning?"


I know that this is supposed to be humorous, but I can't honestly say that I disagree with any of it.

The giveaway is "making it a federal offense to reply "k" to a text message."

Federal?? That only applies to about 4% of the human race. This was obviously written by someone who thinks the 'world series' actually refers to the whole world.

And I do think that the freedom to put pineapple on pizza has to be the price we pay for surviving the singularity. Sorry, but I do. Platinum Rule beats Golden Rule. https://www.jesusandmo.net/comic/hash/

Once we get AI that actually /is/ capable of basic reasoning (as opposed to what we have so far), then a statement like this would be cause for hope that we might actually survive. Not that I'd expect any such statement to be issued. I'm still rooting for something akin to Neil Asher's 'Quiet War', where we don't even realise that the AIs have taken over until well after the fact. And nobody dies.

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Ben