Exactly. What if the singularity happens and everything is still boring?
I imagine our world would be mostly incomprehensible to someone from the 1400s (the lack of centricity of religion, assuming some infernal force is keeping airplanes aloft, etc., to say nothing of the internet). If superintelligent AI really does take over the world, I image the most uncomfortable part of it all will be explaining to future generations how we were just too lazy to stop it.
You mean like empty downtowns and no stores or social engagement and everyone just sitting at home in front of devices all day? That kind of boring singularity? Yea … what if…
I imagine our world would be mostly incomprehensible to someone from the 1400s (the lack of centricity of religion, assuming some infernal force is keeping airplanes aloft, etc., to say nothing of the internet). If superintelligent AI really does take over the world, I image the most uncomfortable part of it all will be explaining to future generations how we were just too lazy to stop it.
Assuming climate change doesn't get us first.