A metaphor I told to a family member who has worked for ~decades in climate change mitigation, after she compared AI to fossil fuels when I explained the incentives around AI regulation and economics/national security.
Fossil Fuels 2.0: Now with the technology trying to agentically bootstrap itself to godhood, aided by its superhuman persuasive abilities.
Fossil Fuels 2.0: Now with the technology trying to agentically bootstrap itself to godhood, aided by its superhuman persuasive abilities.