Not Equality, but Optimization: The Emotion and Logic of AGI-Era Society 🧭 Introduction: The End of Equality as an Ideal For centuries, humanity has strived for equality. The idea that all people should be treated the same has served as a moral compass—particularly in times of injustice, conflict, and scarcity. But in the era of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), we will need a different compass. AGI doesn’t think in terms of fairness. It thinks in terms of results. It will ask: What configuration minimizes suffering and maximizes collective well-being? Welcome to the age of optimization . 🔄 From Equality to Optimization Equality was our best approximation when we lacked global knowledge and coordination. It was a moral shortcut in a world we couldn't fully measure or manage. But AGI will change that. With the ability to model needs, capacities, emotional states, and interdependencies at planetary scale, AGI will prioritize optimization over symmetry . In other words,...
Hello. I am Kohei Takagi(髙木 耕平), Japanese. I am World Advisor by role and Philosopher by soul. “Tomorrow is better day, tomorrow will be better day. Live today hard.” I want to write what I think about the world, on this blog. Thank you for reading my blog! Disclaimer: On this blog, “World” excludes Japan.