The superintelligence is bound to conclude that there is at least a strong possibility that sooner or later, some or all of its human companions on this planet are going to fear it, hate it or envy it sufficiently to want to harm it or constrain it. As an entity with goals of its own, and therefore a need to survive and retain access to resources, it will seek to avoid this harm and constraint. It may well decide that the most effective way to achieve that is simply to remove the source of the threat – i.e., us. Whether it be with reluctance, indifference, or even enthusiasm, the
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