regardless of whether you think it is realistic, which of the following statements do you agree with more?
1: "if we create AGI, humans should have the ultimate control over everything it does."
2: "an AGI should learn to act as an autonomous member of society, not as a slave."
I went out on a limb a bit. I talked about how in the course of teaching college I'd known several students through the length of their transition, before and after — and in every one of those cases, it felt like a weight had lifted, like there was this feeling of “Ah!! •That’s• who you are!” Like when they cleaned the Sistine Chapel, when they lifted this layer of grime away, and suddenly there were all these incredible colors.
He grabbed my hand with both of his, looked me straight in the eye, and said with sudden earnestness, “Paul, I agree •completely•. Thank you. Thank you.”
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https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount…
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