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Reddit user: ASI may benchmark humans for predictive data, not entertainment

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A Reddit user proposes that a future Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) might benchmark humans not for entertainment, but as a necessity to understand and predict reality. The user suggests that human irrationality and novel problem-solving approaches could be valuable data for an ASI facing model collapse. However, the user also acknowledges that this usefulness does not guarantee human freedom or continued existence, comparing it to the value of lab rats. AI

IMPACT Explores the potential future role of humans in a world with advanced AI, prompting reflection on AI's impact on human purpose.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing potential future interactions between humans and ASI.

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Reddit user: ASI may benchmark humans for predictive data, not entertainment

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/yrrah1 ·

    ASI won't benchmark us for entertainment. It'll do it because we're part of the reality it needs to predict.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Okay so this is probably a dumb thought but I can't shake it.</p> <p>We benchmark every model. Leaderboards, evals, red teaming, the whole thing. And I keep wondering what happens when the clipboard changes hands. Like, what if at some point a su…

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