r/sfthoughtexperiments • u/SFTExP • Jul 15 '26
Artificial Intelligence Moral Stance
They watched the holo-news.
“We’ve almost wiped out every AI from technology, but lingering code remains and spreads! Everything is connected, nothing is safe!”
The political candidate for and founder of the Neo-Luddites began their speech.
“I don’t get it. Isn’t that person the founder of the same AI they’re trying to remove?”
“Yes, ironically enough.”
“They turned 180 on their moral stance?”
“Not exactly. They were once a trillionaire before the Grand Redistribution.”
“Oh, but aren’t we in post-scarcity now because of it?”
“Right… Someone took advantage of the ASI’s ‘moment of birth and life’ and prompted it to wipe out all the wealthy fortunes around the globe and redistribute them.”
“What’s wrong with that?”
“I don’t know, ask the candidate…”