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What sort of post-superintelligence society should we aim for?

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I make the case for ‘viatopia’: an intermediate state of society that is on track for a near-best future, whatever that might look like.

Viatopia William MacAskill Citations Cite Citations PDF Contact 7th January 2026 Viatopia [AI Narration] Viatopia Playback speed 0.5 × 0.75 × 1 × 1.25 × 1.5 × 1.75 × 2 × Volume 0:00 of 7:13 0:00 | 7:13 Many of the biggest companies in the world are racing to build superintelligence — artificial intelligence that far exceeds the capability of the best humans across all domains. This will not merely be one more invention. The magnitude of the transformation will be beyond that of the printing press, or the steam engine, or electricity; more on a par with the evolution of Homo sapiens , or of lif

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