Why would AGI choose to run the planet?
This is honestly a fantastic question. AGI has no emotions, no drive, anything. Maybe, just maybe, it would want to:
* Conserve power as much as possible, to "stay alive".
* Optimize for power retention
Why would it be further interested in generating capital or governing others, though?
Instrumental convergence
https://www.lesswrong.com/w/instrumental-convergence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_convergence
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This is honestly a fantastic question. AGI has no emotions, no drive, anything. Maybe, just maybe, it would want to:
* Conserve power as much as possible, to "stay alive".
* Optimize for power retention
Why would it be further interested in generating capital or governing others, though?