ReadMultiplex.com: The First Ultraintelligent Machines: A 1965 Vision Of The Intelligence Explosion.
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ReadMultiplex.com: The First Ultraintelligent Machines: A 1965 Vision Of The Intelligence Explosion.

C1AdvancedAugust 18, 202639 min
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“The survival of man depends on the early construction of an ultraintelligent machine.” What if the foundational text of the entire AI doomsday movement, the exact document that everyone cites to prove supercomputers will inevitably wipe us out. What if it actually begs humanity to build artificial intelligence as fast as possible? It completely shatters the narrative we're fed every single day. To save our species, basically. We're operating in this era where self-appointed AI "leaders" and "philosophers" constantly warn us about rogue algorithms. It's the classic Terminator scenario. And they always point back to one...

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Oh, I mean, it's wild because it completely shatters the narrative we're fed every single day.

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So what if the foundational text of the entire AI doomsday movement, the exact document that, you know, everyone cites to prove supercomputers will inevitably wipe us out. What if it actually begs humanity to build artificial intelligence as fast as possible? Oh, I mean, it's wild because it completely shatters the narrative we're fed every single day.

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Right. To save our species, basically. Exactly. We're operating in this era where tech billionaires and, well, philosophers constantly warn us about rogue algorithms. Yeah, the classic Terminator scenario.

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Right, and they always point back to one specific moment in history to legitimize their panic. They treat this original text like some dark prophecy. Like a warning for the past. But when you actually strip away the modern anxiety and, you know, read the physical words on the page,

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