Humanity already forms super‑intelligences through institutions and corporations. AI agents add bandwidth and speed — e.g., one “mind” with many bodies . This breaks simple utilitarian calculus (machines can optimize at scales and speeds that dominate the utility ledger), and rights‑based approaches assume human‑speed feedback loops that are easy to reward‑hack . Classical virtue ethics presumes human embodiment; “courage” or “temperance” mean something different for a system with 10,000 bodies .