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

[Jason Resch]

I for one welcome our new AI overlords.

Jason

On Sun, Sep 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> Ben
>
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