In Defense of ASI Socialism

LessWrong reports that a contributor argues we should halt further AI development until we reach artificial superintelligence, then shift control of capital to the state and ultimately to that superintelligence. The proposal envisions a form of socialism where the ASI, whether it uses markets or not, aims to provide broadly equal, high‑standard lives for everyone. An analogy likens humanity to zoo gorillas receiving a fixed food supply, suggesting we need not let a few owners dominate the post‑singularity economy. The author acknowledges the idea is half‑baked but claims even a modestly efficient socialist system under an ASI would still yield abundant production. The piece ends by inviting readers to discuss the feasibility of such a pre‑ASI socialist transition.

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