[nickpinkston]

[in Morpheus voice]

"But when AI got finally access to a bank account and LinkedIn, the machines found the only source of hands it would ever need."

That's my bet at least - especially with remote work, etc. is that if the machines were really superhuman, they could convince people to partner with it to do anything else.

[Earw0rm]

You mean like convincing them to invest implausibly huge sums of money in building ever bigger data-centres?

[nickpinkston]

It is interesting that, even before real AGI/ASI gets here, that "the system wants what it wants", like capitalism + computing/internet creates the conditions for an infinite amplification loop.

I am amazed, hopeful, and terrified TBH.

[Earw0rm]

Feedback gain loops have a tendency to continue right up to the point they blow a circuit breaker or otherwise drive their operating substrate beyond linear conditions.

[richardreeze]

This made me laugh and feel scared simultaneously.

[Earw0rm]

I assume someone has already written it up as a sci-fi short story, but if not I'm tempted to have a go...