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

[Keith Henson]

On Sun, Sep 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I for one welcome our new AI overlords.
>
> Jason
>

I concur. Consider Hitler, Putin and . . . . well, I will skip that one,
but really humans can wind up with awful leaders.

Keith

>
> 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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