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A Salon essay argues that calling AI “super intelligence” and comparing people to non-player characters can do more than freshen the tech world’s vocabulary: it can make human judgment and personhood seem easier to dismiss.
Why it mattersThe essay connects Donald Trump’s push for the new label with tech leaders’ endorsements and the “NPC” insult, arguing that the ideas reinforce each other. It also says there is no hard evidence that AI is sentient. That’s an argument about language and power, not proof that a new phrase will change anyone’s rights. Still, words do have a habit of turning yesterday’s eyebrow-raiser into tomorrow’s talking point.
Discuss: Should public debate treat “super intelligence” as harmless branding, or does language that elevates AI risk making human interests easier to discount?
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