> Humans don't try to achieve such goals because we obviously can't and we need others We don't need all those others. In fact, we actually need far fewer than

> Humans don't try to achieve such goals because we obviously can't and we need others We don't need all those others. In fact, we actually need far fewer than all the others out there. With the exception of a few lunatics here and there throughout history, human beings don't make it their business to exterminate the rest of humanity. It's a waste of time. We only compete with a small group of humans at any one time. Similarly, AIs whose interests don't overlap would have no interest in destroying other AIs. So I find it extremely likely that there would be a multitude of AIs, in the unlikely event that AIs come into fruition. Also, competition isn't constant for humans. One minute you're competing, another you're cooperating, and another you're ignoring. The same dynamism can be expected with AIs.