alt.hn

5/31/2026 at 3:02:14 PM

Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/31/transhuman-silicon-valley-ai

by rawgabbit

5/31/2026 at 4:18:44 PM

They’ve realized they only have 20-30 years left to live and are becoming increasingly desperate for a way to hack death.

by kwertyoowiyop

5/31/2026 at 3:29:42 PM

Quite huge leap from predicting next tokens, this feels they're trying saying most crazy things for attention to remind they're AI and still a thing.

by MyMemoryfails

5/31/2026 at 3:08:26 PM

We don’t even have the technical capability to create a digital atomic-scale model-copy of a cell, strictly speaking we don’t even know what consciousness actually is. This kind of statement usually comes from those who simply don’t understand what they’re talking about.

by tclover

5/31/2026 at 3:36:03 PM

Theory construction in pop culture entertainment has put on the spectrum: David in Prometheus (2012) and "The Bicentennial Man" (1999).

5 major theories of consciousness are - gnw - iit - hot - pc/rp - orch or

by __patchbit__

5/31/2026 at 3:31:39 PM

Or people trying to pump it like they're Musk (pump it like you're Musk) pre-IPO

by nprateem

5/31/2026 at 4:23:29 PM

I’m going to start a charity that provides every billionaire with a 24/7 human assistant that follows them around and repeats the words memento mori out loud once a minute.

by quickthrowman

5/31/2026 at 6:16:38 PM

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by grantcas

5/31/2026 at 4:09:47 PM

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by SecuredMarvin

5/31/2026 at 3:30:49 PM

It will never happen. All we can do is simulate consciousness. Only God, Mother Nature, universe, whatever your flavor of the “higher power” is, can create consciousness.

by zthrowaway

5/31/2026 at 3:37:29 PM

This only works if you believe in something unknown which we can't detect or measure, which is by its definition not provable.

by interstice