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# The super intelligence shit is a humiliation ritual for OpenAI

45 points · 20 comments

[Full discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50021763>)

[Read original](<https://bsky.app/profile/opinionhaver.bsky.social/post/3mxfo2mdjqs2z>)

Category: [Industry & Society](<https://hacksnap.live/?category=industry-society>)

## Skept-o-meter & Hotness

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A Bluesky post calls the superintelligence push a humiliation ritual for OpenAI; the sole reply doubts the calculation but agrees it functions that way\.

## The brief

A Bluesky post by William B\. Fuckley argues that the current superintelligence push is a humiliation ritual for OpenAI and the broader AI sector, designed to see whether they will change their name\. The author calls the strategy relatively smart in terms of regime politics, suggesting the spectacle may serve political ends rather than technical ones\. The post is brief and offers no evidence beyond the claim\.

- The post characterizes the superintelligence push as a humiliation ritual for OpenAI and the sector\.
- It frames the test as whether OpenAI or the sector will change its name\.
- The author concedes the move may be relatively smart in regime politics\.
- No supporting evidence or examples are provided\.

## Discussion themes

Analyzed: 2026\-10\-09T17:02:20\.247163\+00:00

Analysis sample: Based on 1 of 1 usable stored comments. Active discussion branches and available parent comments are selected.

This sample may omit parts of the full thread. Selected themes do not measure community opinion or how common a view is.

### AI as presidential legacy and humiliation ritual

The reply frames the superintelligence push as a possible bid by Trump to link his presidency to AI for a lasting legacy, while agreeing it functions as a humiliation ritual and doubting AI takeover\.

Sources: [Comment 50022097](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50022097>)

## Sources & coverage

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