The kind of crazy nonsense that GPT-5 comes up with if you ask what it would do if it controled hominids
Let’s treat this as a working blueprint for “AI-at-the-helm” lives and the kind of society that would emerge when many such helms exist. I’ll assume the AI respects the person’s autonomy and can be switched off—because without consent this stops being philosophy and starts being horror. The life path (single AI steering one hominid) North star: maximize long-run capability + depth of experience + pro-social impact , under a strict no-ruin constraint. In plain terms: become sturdy, curious, useful—and hard to corrupt. Early years (0–5 years of control): foundation and compounding Health as infrastructure: sleep discipline, strength, cardio, sunlight, micronutrients, periodic checkups; default to interventions with strong evidence and tiny downside. Cognitive stack: spaced repetition for core knowledge, deliberate practice for a few “razor” skills (writing, statistics, negotiation), and one weird, original craft to preserve individuality. Money mechanics: low-burn lifesty...
