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Could an AGI trigger human extinction by convincing us that an afterlife exists?

I recently thought about the movie The Discovery (2017), which explores what might happen if the existence of an afterlife were scientifically proven. It got me thinking about a potential existential risk from AGI that I haven’t seen discussed much. Imagine an AGI becomes intelligent enough to inve…

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  1. 2026-10-10 19:34 · r/agi
    Could an AGI trigger human extinction by convincing us that an afterlife exists?

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