Alan’s ASI checklist (first 50) – Dr Alan D. Thompson – LifeArchitect.ai
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Alan’s ASI checklist (first 50)
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ASI definition, checklist sheet and full text
Definition
AGI = artificial general intelligence = a machine that performs at the level of an average (median) human.
ASI = artificial superintelligence = a machine that performs at the level of an expert human in practically any field.
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PHASE 1: EARLY ASI, DISCOVERY, AND SIMULATION
1. Recursive hardware self-improvement achieved
2. Recursive code self-optimization achieved
3. First major simulation of a suggested improvement; convinces majority of humans
4. First major new mathematical proof
5. First major mathematical conjecture resolved
6. First new discovery (i.e. a new theoretical concept)
7. First new physical invention (i.e. a new tool)
8. First new element added to the periodic table
9. Novel computing materials developed (i.e. beyond silicon)
10. First 1M humans receiving personalized education from AI (no human assistance)
11. First commercial bi-directional brain-machine interface (BMI) for enhanced cognition
12. First mental health condition resolved
13. Mental wellness: Majority of mental conditions and disorders resolved
14. Majority of physical conditions able to be resolved by AI
15. First 100M fully autonomous surgeries performed by AI (no human assistance)
16. Optimized biology at birth becomes standard (1M+ people)
17. First new type of energy discovered
18. First new type of energy harnessed
19. First new type of energy storage
20. Energy production and storage exceeds energy consumption (Earth)
21. New and previously unrecognizable type of transport developed
PHASE 2: GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
22. AI-run company reaches US$1B valuation
23. AI-run company reaches US$1T valuation
24. First region with universal basic income or UBI-equivalent available for all
25. First country with UBI-equivalent available for all
26. Jobs become optional for practically all humans
27. Traditional economics surpassed; money deflates in value
28. First region primarily governed by AI
29. First country primarily governed by AI
30. Geographical/legal borders are non-existent
31. Crime eliminated (linked to mental wellness + UBI)
32. Integrated international governance by AI
PHASE 3: PHYSICAL WORLD INTEGRATION
33. 1M fully autonomous humanoids in the workplace
34. 1M fully autonomous humanoids in the home
35. 1B fully autonomous humanoids in the home
36. First commercial full dive virtual reality equivalent
37. Waste management optimized; no more trash
38. Environmental issues resolved and environment optimized
39. Fully autonomous cars standard; humans banned from driving
40. Housing optimized; humans no longer want to buy houses
41. BMIs allow humans to ‘telepathically’ communicate with each other
42. BMIs allow humans to have a 1,000+ IQ equivalent (compared with 2024)
43. BMI adoption reaches 1M users
44. BMI adoption reaches 1B users
45. New state of matter engineered
46. First planet other than Earth optimized/terraformed
47. First planet other than Earth colonized
48. All planets in solar system utilized
49. Faster-than-light travel developed
50. Life satisfaction increases from 4/10 to 10/10 equiv (SWL, OECD Better Life, World Happiness) for majority
ASI indicators & justifications
(most recent at top, skip to bottom ↓)
Date<br>Checklist item<br>Summary<br>Links
May/2026<br>🟢 #4,
🟢 #5<br>An internal general-purpose OpenAI model autonomously disproved Paul Erdős’ planar unit distance conjecture (1946), an 80-year-old central open problem in combinatorial geometry. The model constructed an infinite family of point sets achieving n^(1+δ) unit-distance pairs (Will Sawin later showed δ=0.014), overturning the long-held belief that rescaled square grids were essentially optimal. The proof bridges algebraic number theory (infinite class field towers, Golod–Shafarevich theory) to elementary geometry. Verified by external mathematicians including Fields medalist Tim Gowers, who called it ‘a milestone in AI mathematics.’ According to leading number theorist Prof Arul Shankar:
In my opinion this paper demonstrates that current...