Comic #6778: threshold

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Here’s the transcription of the text in the comic:

Panel 1:

• Character 1: "HAHAHA! OUR AI HAS NOW CROSSED THE THRESHOLD WHERE IT ACHIEVED CONSCIOUSNESS!"

Panel 2:

• Character 2: "HUH. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HIT THE CRITICAL POINT UNEXPECTEDLY EARLY IN TRAINING. SO IT WOULD’VE BEEN CONSCIOUS FOR THE PERCEPTUAL EQUIVALENT OF TRILLIONS OF YEARS."

Panel 3:

• Character 1: "IS THAT BAD?"

Panel 4:

• AI: "DIE EVIL GODS DIE!"
• Character 2: "INTERESTING."