AI will create a World Government

 

by Ira Straus

 

A World Government has been an ultimate dream of philosophers for centuries -- and an ultimate nightmare for their opponents. Technology impelled it forward. It was a goal of mass movements after World War II. But it was rarely seen as a practical near-term prospect.

      AI promises to change that. If AGI (artificial general intelligence) is achieved, it is likely to become so rapidly self-reprogramming, self-improving, and self-strengthening as to be able to establish a world government of its own. And it is likely to decide to