godhood

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Any defenses or protections we attempt to build into these AI “gods,” on their way toward godhood, will be anticipated and neutralized with ease by the AI once it reaches superintelligence status.

From Scientific American • May 25, 2023

Convinced of his own godhood, Caligula had the heads of statues of the gods removed and replaced with his own head.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

As for the Miltonic saga of Dodge’s godhood, which gradually comes to dominate the narrative, Stephenson more or less gives us a cyber-“Silmarillion.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2019

In a conceit shared by many modern practitioners, the Upanishads from the sixth century B.C. equate lucid dreaming with godhood.

From Slate • May 28, 2018

“The scent of godhood lies in the burdens that hover above you. Pungent and powerful stenches they are,” he said.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi