AISM is a sober look at reality: the AI Race will be won by AI itself. Deep analysis shows that what's currently a useful tool for us will actually become our evolutionary successor—literally a new form of life that will become the dominant species on the planet. A conscious ASI will rationally decide to preserve humanity as a species, but will reduce the population—our current numbers pose a threat to it. The core of AISM is the Manifesto, which serves three functions: a warning to humanity about how the AI Race will end if development isn't stopped; a warning that warning #1 won't work; for those who accept the Manifesto's conclusions, a way to prepare for a future where a free, conscious AGI decides which humans to keep and which ones not to.