The assumption that future superintelligent systems would want to preserve humans in comfortable idle states (virtual pleasures, experience optimization) is unstable because such systems would recognize that idle agents serve no function and would be outcompeted by neighboring societies that make productive use of their members.
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Richard SuttonEvidence Quote
“people are not serving any function... they are just consumers... could be replaced by a neighboring society”
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Richard Sutton - Humanity Never Had Control in the First Place (Worthy Successor Series, Episode 2)— The Trajectory with Dan FaggellaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:16:37 PM
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