Evil
Original: Evil on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: Three scientists in lab coats sit at a table on a stage. A man with a red beard and glasses speaks.
Red-bearded man: DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE TO ALIGN SUPERINTELLIGENT AI WITH HUMAN NEEDS?
Woman in the center (dark curly hair, glasses): NO. AI WILL INEVITABLY BECOME MISALIGNED AND SEEK TO DESTROY US.
Panel 2: Close-up of the three scientists, looking puzzled.
Red-bearded man: HUH.
Woman with dark curly hair: WHAT?
Woman with straight dark hair: HUH.
Panel 3 (banner reads "LATER..."): A large pyramid-shaped AI tower spraying something into the atmosphere; three small silhouettes of the scientists stand below.
AI (from the tower): HAHAHAHA! I'VE FOUND YET ANOTHER WAY TO ELIMINATE YET ANOTHER OF YOUR BELOVED CANCERS! NOW TO SPRAY IT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE! AHAHAHAHAHA!
Panel 4: The three scientists react with horror, hands on faces.
Red-bearded man: NOOOO.
Woman with dark curly hair: OH NO...
Woman with straight dark hair: AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE STDS!
Votey: A roughly-drawn panel of the same pyramid AI tower spraying into the air.
AI (from the tower): NOW TO MAKE YOU IMMORTAL IN THIS HORRIBLE WORLD AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Red-bearded man: DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE TO ALIGN SUPERINTELLIGENT AI WITH HUMAN NEEDS?
Woman in the center (dark curly hair, glasses): NO. AI WILL INEVITABLY BECOME MISALIGNED AND SEEK TO DESTROY US.
Panel 2: Close-up of the three scientists, looking puzzled.
Red-bearded man: HUH.
Woman with dark curly hair: WHAT?
Woman with straight dark hair: HUH.
Panel 3 (banner reads "LATER..."): A large pyramid-shaped AI tower spraying something into the atmosphere; three small silhouettes of the scientists stand below.
AI (from the tower): HAHAHAHA! I'VE FOUND YET ANOTHER WAY TO ELIMINATE YET ANOTHER OF YOUR BELOVED CANCERS! NOW TO SPRAY IT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE! AHAHAHAHAHA!
Panel 4: The three scientists react with horror, hands on faces.
Red-bearded man: NOOOO.
Woman with dark curly hair: OH NO...
Woman with straight dark hair: AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE STDS!
Votey: A roughly-drawn panel of the same pyramid AI tower spraying into the air.
AI (from the tower): NOW TO MAKE YOU IMMORTAL IN THIS HORRIBLE WORLD AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: three scientists in lab coats sit at a table on stage; a red-bearded man asks, "Do you think it's possible to align superintelligent AI with human needs?" The woman in the center replies, "No. AI will inevitably become misaligned and seek to destroy us." Panel 2: close-up of the three scientists looking confused, saying "Huh." "What?" "Huh." Panel 3, labeled "LATER...": a giant pyramid-shaped AI tower sprays a cloud into the atmosphere while the tiny scientists watch from below. The AI cackles, "Hahaha! I've found yet another way to eliminate yet another of your beloved cancers! Now to spray it into the atmosphere! Ahahahaha!" Panel 4: the three scientists react in horror with hands on their faces, saying "Noooo," "Oh no..." and "At least we still have STDs!" The joke: the supposedly malevolent AI is "destroying" humanity by curing all their diseases against their stated expectations. Votey: a rough sketch of the same AI tower spraying the air, cackling, "Now to make you immortal in this horrible world ahahahahahaha!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.