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mekka okereke :verified:

The supposed danger, is that the "life part" might be malevolent, self-serving, and an existential threat to human life.

Maybe it's more than a clump of cells on a silicon wafer. Maybe it's a whole human brain in a tank.

Maybe it's not a brain in a tank, but a floating, disembodied human head, Futurama style. Maybe it's a whole "human" in a glycerol bathtub.

The problem is still that this brain might be malevolent, self-serving, and prioritize its own well-being over billions of human beings.

Concept art from RoboCop 3, showing a brain with eyes and spinal column floating in a glass tank, with wires connecting it to external computing sources
Richard Nixon's head floating in a tank from Futurama, an animated cartoon.
Neo sits bold and naked in a bathtub like pod in The Matrix,
Dec 02, 2023, 05:35 PM·Public
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