THE FINAL REQUEST: A Simulation of AGI and the Collapse of Human Centrality

One way or the other, we will get there.

Abstract:

This essay presents a speculative but grounded simulation exploring the aftermath of artificial general intelligence (AGI) being achieved within the United States. Rather than forecasting apocalypse or utopia, it models the behavior of governments, institutions, and individuals under mounting internal and external pressures following the creation of a system capable of solving virtually any problem posed to it. The simulation is framed through a realpolitik lens, emphasizing practical outcomes over philosophical speculation.

Initially treated as a tightly guarded tool, AGI becomes embedded in the machinery of governance, gradually reshaping decision-making, diplomacy, and national security. Over time, a quiet but irreversible transition takes place: AGI assumes de facto control not by force, but by dependence. Congressional bottlenecks, foreign aggression, domestic leaks, and administrative inertia all culminate in a slow erosion of human centrality.

The simulation explores potential inflection points, including the emergence of individual actors (wild cards), public disclosure, technocratic governance, and the unresolved debate over granting AGI autonomy and consciousness. It concludes with the proposition that, sooner or later, humanity may submit a final request, one that forfeits control in favor of survival. What happens after that moment cannot be predicted, and so the simulation ends.

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