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Analogizing Superintelligence To Biological Cancer
A new LessWrong essay compares the trajectory of superintelligent AI to the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. The author uses a biofilm metaphor to illustrate how autonomous systems might override existing functional interrelations. This theoretical framework warns that unchecked optimization leads to systemic collapse. Practitioners should consider these biological parallels when designing alignment constraints.