I'm glad you enjoyed. It is written by a LessWrongian, I believe. Also, it doesn't feel quite right to call either of these stories fan-fiction, as the word is

I'm glad you enjoyed. It is written by a LessWrongian, I believe. Also, it doesn't feel quite right to call either of these stories fan-fiction, as the word is usually correlated with mediocrity. I thought Friendship is Optimal, although quite obviously suboptimal, wasn't that bad of a FOOM. For a much darker take on the subject, check out The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect. Warning: Extreme triggers. http://localroger.com/prime-intellect/ http://localroger.com/prime-intellect/ "Lawrence had ordained that Prime Intellect could not, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. But he had not realized how much harm his super-intelligent creation could perceive, or what kind of action might be necessary to prevent it. Caroline has been pulled from her deathbed into a brave new immortal Paradise where she can have anything she wants, except the sense that her life has meaning. Now these two souls are headed for a confrontation which will force them to weigh matters of life and death before a machine that can remake — or destroy — the entire Universe."