Gregory Conti Warns Superintelligence Ends Social Mobility
Political theorist Gregory Conti posted on X that superintelligence ends meritocracy.
Gregory Conti posted that superintelligence will end social mobility because those with the most capital will buy more compute to outcompete talent and labor. He described this as the end of meritocracy and the start of a new feudalism. Replies include @IntuitMachine questioning conditions for feudalism without scarcity, @Dissenting2020 predicting superintelligence ends humanity, @bratricek arguing markets set value and people will pivot to creativity, and @bertgodel stating markets reward agency more than intelligence.
Superintelligence will mean the end of social mobility. Instead of your being able to rise based on your talent and labor, those with the most capital will simply outcompete you by buying more compute. It will mark the end of any sort of meritocracy, and the dawn of a new…
Gregory Conti Warns Superintelligence Ends Social Mobility
Political theorist Gregory Conti posted on X that superintelligence ends meritocracy.
Gregory Conti posted that superintelligence will end social mobility because those with the most capital will buy more compute to outcompete talent and labor. He described this as the end of meritocracy and the start of a new feudalism. Replies include @IntuitMachine questioning conditions for feudalism without scarcity, @Dissenting2020 predicting superintelligence ends humanity, @bratricek arguing markets set value and people will pivot to creativity, and @bertgodel stating markets reward agency more than intelligence.
Superintelligence will mean the end of social mobility. Instead of your being able to rise based on your talent and labor, those with the most capital will simply outcompete you by buying more compute. It will mark the end of any sort of meritocracy, and the dawn of a new…