have you read Matt Ridley's "The Red Queen?" I just finished it, really great read. he considers this hypothesis
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yup, but mostly forgotten. Too long ago
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@GeneLinetsky you mean what if awareness isn't an advantage? spandrelness notwithstanding. -
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@GeneLinetsky I find this extremely likely, although if civ builds real AI maybe not so "terminal" after all (because we add a layer) -
terminal in our species context, hopefully
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Even spandrel might be too much credit. Might not be part of the building at all. Maybe we're just scaffolding.
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