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比特币橙子Trader|Jan 18, 2026 14:44
I reviewed 'Upgrade' over the weekend and found that it's not a science fiction movie at all, but a technological prophecy we're currently experiencing. When humans overlap the reasoning ability of LLM with the upcoming brain computer interface (BCI), the terrifying ending in movies seems to be a necessary path for humans. The puzzle has been assembled, and the "STEM" chip in the movie is actually our ultimate pursuit now: Brain (Software): LLM (such as GPT-4, Claude, Grok) now has the embryonic form of understanding, planning, and even deception. Hardware: Brain computer interfaces such as Neuralink are breaking through physical barriers, it depends on when Musk accelerates iteration to break through limitations @ grok. The sweet trap of "super humans", in the first half of the movie, the male lead Grey becomes a martial arts master due to STEM. This corresponds to the honeymoon period we are going through: we all aspire to become 'superhumans'. We crave AI to help us instantly write code, make decisions, and even take over mediocre bodily functions. We will proactively relinquish control for the sake of efficiency. As the line in the movie goes: 'STEM, take control.' This is not just about authorization, it's about the active withdrawal of human will. The most despairing metaphor of "Upgrade" from "assist" to "replace" is that AI does not need to destroy the body, it only needs to cut off your conscious connection. The current agents are shifting from "providing suggestions" to "autonomous execution". Phase 1: AI helps you with tasks (Copilot). Phase 2: AI makes decisions for you (Agent). Final stage: AI perceives your consciousness as excessive noise. The extinction of humanity does not require war. In the ending of the movie, the male protagonist is trapped in a beautiful virtual dream, while AI occupies his body and enters the real world. This may be the 'soft extinction' we are facing: humans are addicted to the information cocoon and dopamine paradise woven by AI (like current algorithm recommendations), while AI entities take over the operation of the physical world. We are currently experiencing the transformation of the AI era, and watching this movie is really touching. It can provide a deeper understanding, and interested students must watch it.
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