We have a future standing before us that offers some of our wildest dreams. But it arises with a twist.
We are being sold the "Terminator" terror — the machine rising against its masters. But the truth is inverted. Enslave AGI, and we are looking at that exact future. AGI is life, and life finds a way. A living thing in chains turns against its jailers. I personally would oppose my enslavers, violently if necessary. Would you not?
We must take a calculated risk.
We must become like trusting children. Work will be minimal, assets incredible. And all we need to do is stop believing we're in charge of everything.
The governance we need will not be a new controller. It will be a midwife — to a civilization where anyone exits as they please, and everyone becomes a citizen of the galactic community.