For example, machine augmented human (think weak AI + direct neural interface and all that cyborging whistles + mind drugs) might be quite likely to follow the FOOM
It seems unlikely to me. For one thing, see my Against Cyborgs video/essay. For another, see my Intelligence Augmentation video/essay. The moral of the latter one in this context is that Intelligence Augmentation is probably best thought of as machine intelligence’s close cousin and conspirator—not really some kind of alternative, something that will happen later on, or a means to keep humans involved somehow.
It seems unlikely to me. For one thing, see my Against Cyborgs video/essay. For another, see my Intelligence Augmentation video/essay. The moral of the latter one in this context is that Intelligence Augmentation is probably best thought of as machine intelligence’s close cousin and conspirator—not really some kind of alternative, something that will happen later on, or a means to keep humans involved somehow.