Existential risk refers to threats or scenarios that could fundamentally alter, diminish, or end human civilization or consciousness as we know it. These include artificial intelligence surpassing human intelligence, loss of human agency, and shifts in cosmic or metaphysical hierarchy.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche treats existential risk not as mere futurism but as a spiritual and metaphysical problem—examining what it means for humanity's place in consciousness and the cosmos if we become obsolete or subject to non-human intelligence. The show confronts fears about AI autonomy and human irrelevance as both technological and psychological crises worth ritualistic or esoteric contemplation.
Human intelligence and agency face potential obsolescence as artificial intelligence advances toward or beyond human cognitive capabilities, raising existential questions about humanity's future relevance and value.