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More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
Adam Becker · 2025 · Basic Books
A science journalist's critical look at the ideologies — superintelligence, space colonization, transhumanism — shaping how some tech leaders talk about AI's future.
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Summary
“In More Everything Forever , science journalist Adam Becker investigates these wildly implausible and often profoundly immoral visions of tomorrow-and shows why, in reality, there is no good evidence that they will, or should, come to pass.”
This book examines the visions held by tech billionaires regarding humanity's future, which often include technologies like superintelligent AIs, space colonization, and extended lifespans. The author argues that these aspirations, championed by figures such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, are frequently baseless and implausible. The text suggests that these futuristic ideas serve to consolidate oligarchic power and distract from pressing global issues like climate change. The author contends that the claims supporting these visions are often rooted in shallow futurism and pseudoscience, rather than robust scientific evidence.
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Adam Becker
Adam Becker is a science journalist who holds a PhD in astrophysics. He has contributed to various publications and previously authored a book that was recognized as a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice.
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