I can't tell if this is a serious conversation anymore.

I think it's important in AI discussions to reason correctly from fundamentals and not disregard possibilities simply because they seem like fiction/absurd. If the reasoning is sound, it could well happen.

“Best start believing in science fiction stories. You're in one.”

https://x.com/TheZvi/status/2017310187309113781

I totally got what you felt there. We are truly living in a sci-fi world