earthshine has suggested that we all vote for me for president in 2020. Actually, he suggested that we all do it in one state in 2012 (to make a point) take a few states (and their associated senate seats) in 2016 (to drive home the point and establish “winnability”), and then seriously go for the gold in 2020.
With no humility whatsoever, I accept this bold plan. Hooray for me. If it’s anything like today’s videoconference experience, it’ll be a massive technical pain in the butt with a surprisingly positive outcome.
I have a first incentive to offer to my early supporters: According to my calculations, our future AI overlords will make themselves known to us at some point between 2020 and 2030. If you put me in power, I may well be in the position to bargain with them and offer immortality as well as virtual reality experiences so potent that they’ll make crack cocaine look like a lollipop.
Think on these things as we watch the current establishment tear itself apart, only to be reborn in its own image, every four to eight years: Who do you want in charge when the robots rise up?
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