In the twilight years of homo sapiens, we struggle not only to acquire enough knowledge to elevate ourselves above the crowd but we also struggle to get consensus among enough equally credentialed individuals to anoint us as members of their club where we would enjoy the admiration and adulation of the masses. We spend our productive lives protecting this status against the bitter and resentful masses who envied our status. The authors of AI are tempting us with visions of trans-human splendor.
Is this another apple from the infamous tree of knowledge?
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