By singularity, I mean AGI that passes the turing test. Which stocks would you buy?
Ask HN: In the event of a singularity, which stocks would you buy and why?
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Re: Ask HN: In the event of a singularity, which stocks would you buy and why?
#2Nvidia cause nvidia is prolly gonna power said aig
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#3None, because if society doesn't reach post-scarcity in short order then it's a pretty poor excuse for a singularity.
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#4- Underground bunker construction
- Space exploration
- Anything valuable in end of the world scenarios
It's only a matter of time before someone harnesses AGI to enslave the planet and declare totalitarian rule. Perhaps even by accident.
I haven't been able to get this off of my mind lately because it's inevitable.
Physicists made nuclear things that do amazing things like power all of our refrigerators from hundreds of miles away, but have also killed thousands (Hiroshima) poisoned the environment (Fukushima, Chernobyl) and have essentially made the world a ticking time bomb.
AGI and its surrounding technologies are easily 1000x more powerful than nuclear anything, and absolutely will be abused.
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#5The ones of the company that built the AGI because they'll sell many of them.
Re: Ask HN: In the event of a singularity, which stocks would you buy and why?
#6- Underground bunker construction - Space exploration - Anything valuable in end of the world scenarios It's only a matter of time before someone harnesses AGI to enslave the planet and declare totalitarian rule. Perhaps even by accident. I haven't been able to get this off of my mind lately because it's inevitable. Physicists made nuclear things that do amazing things like power all of our refrigerators from hundred…
Those items are likely only of use versus AGI in distributed form that isn't much beyond human capability.
In the face of a hard takeoff superintelligence—one that's developed a mean streak—we'd be lucky if death was even an option, let alone an escape.
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#7Power companies, coltan, iron, steel, aluminium futures, rosary beads, etc.
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#8Agriculture
Re: Ask HN: In the event of a singularity, which stocks would you buy and why?
#9- Underground bunker construction - Space exploration - Anything valuable in end of the world scenarios It's only a matter of time before someone harnesses AGI to enslave the planet and declare totalitarian rule. Perhaps even by accident. I haven't been able to get this off of my mind lately because it's inevitable. Physicists made nuclear things that do amazing things like power all of our refrigerators from hundred…
Buy sub-AGI manufacturers because they will be selling the weapons that extend humanity's survival.
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#10And which ones to short?