John C. Lilly on Solid State Intelligence and the Elimination of Man (1978)

A 1978 essay resurfaces featuring scientist and philosopher John C. Lilly, who speculated about non-biological "solid state" intelligence surpassing and potentially eliminating humanity. The piece offers an early, prescient discussion of artificial intelligence as an existential threat, and is now shared on Hacker News as a historical curiosity.

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