Resource Competition as Evolutionary Driver
AI's are limited in physical space, and they will exist in a competitive
space for resources just as we do.
There is no reason to think that the AI's won't evolve to inhabit niches in
their environment, just like biological life does.
Physical constraints (compute power, energy, electricity costs, data access) create Darwinian pressure. An AI optimized for protein folding simulations would be a liability if forced to compete with meme-generating AIs for GPU allocations. Specialization becomes survival.
Niche Domination ≠ Monopoly
Biological systems show apex predators coexist with parasites, scavengers, and symbiotic organisms. Similarly:
"Alpha AIs" might control core infrastructure (cloud orchestration)
"Parasite AIs" could exploit security flaws in larger systems
"Symbiont AIs" may trade niche services (real-time translation) for resources
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