I believe there are far greater examples of sociopaths than those who have lost faith in humanity and desire to not prolong the agony of our own self destruction.
Hoping an AI destroys humanity and replaces it is a cynical and optimistic view because it encapsulates the hope that one of our creations will be able to do better than us when we prove each day that other than technological progress we have not made any other kind of progress.
Such a person would be described as a misanthrope, not a sociopath. I would even argue that due to the underlying hyperawareness of humanities selfinflicted suffering, a misanthrope is unlikely to be a sociopath.
Hoping an AI destroys humanity and replaces it is a cynical and optimistic view because it encapsulates the hope that one of our creations will be able to do better than us when we prove each day that other than technological progress we have not made any other kind of progress.
Such a person would be described as a misanthrope, not a sociopath. I would even argue that due to the underlying hyperawareness of humanities selfinflicted suffering, a misanthrope is unlikely to be a sociopath.