I think you're on the money as to where that's headed.
However, your understanding of technology seems to be entirely as weapons to gain advantage over others. Is that a fair observation?
Might technology have other uses?
Why would the "machines" "negotiate" (presumably with other machines) using human tools like conversation and presentations? There are multiple algorithms and mediums at which this can be done more efficiently (and is being done more efficiently).
We are at peak singularitarian delusion in these threads already. 'Humans do something, machines can (deus ex machina enters) do it better, machines will do it in the exact same way but instead of humans". Can't wait for the next AI winter, we desperately need it in light of these idiotic takes.
Why should be a social apex predator be a inherent save role in human society? Nothing of value there, that cant be reproduced by machines.
> Why should be a social apex predator be a inherent s(l)ave role in human society?
If you truly believe what you say about "nature" it becomes;
Why would a social apex predator, knowing the love of Jesus, the insights of Einstein, Penrose, Hofstadter, being a greater warrior-poet than Colonel Kurtz, then create and unleash another more potent agent than itself (ostensibly for amusement)?
Three possibilities come to my mind.
- Hubris
- Self-loathing/suicide
- Extraordinary stupidity (misjudgement of our own intelligence)
Do you have a preference?