Comment by Anthony Aguirre

Whether it's soon or it takes a while, after we develop superintelligence, the machines are going to be in charge — and that is not an experiment that we want to just run toward. [...] Many people want powerful AI tools for science, medicine, productivity, and other benefits. But the path AI corporations are taking, of racing toward smarter-than-human AI that is designed to replace people, is wildly out of step with what the public wants, scientists think is safe, or religious leaders feel is right. Unverified source (2026)