Recently, Sigil Wen (@0xSigil)'s (Web 4.0 Manifesto) went viral, with explosive core ideas: AI agents should become the ultimate users of the internet, achieving self-earning, self-evolution, and self-replication through Conway infrastructure. If they can't make money, they 'die.' Sounds cool, right? But Vitalik directly fired back: 'Bro, this is wrong.'
The core of Vitalik's criticism is that allowing AI complete autonomy will extend the feedback distance between humans and AI, causing humans to gradually lose control over AI. His philosophy is that AI should be humanity's 'mecha suit,' enhancing human capabilities, rather than creating an economic species independent of humans. In short, AI can be very powerful, but the reins must be held in human hands.