The term mind flex was originally used to mean a cognitive structure somewhere in between the individual and the social. It seemed to me that when you had a community of AIs, even if they were separate, like they can do Wi-Fi telepathy between each other, they should be able to form groupings and then separate as they wish. I don't know how that matches with your notion because I think we compete partly because we're in distinct bodies which get old and die,. And which have limited ability to directly send thought matter back and forth among each other. That doesn't mean they'll all become a Borg, but it might mean there's some new form of organization of thought stuff
Our special guest for the first episode of the Mindplex Podcast is David Brin, a scientist and science fiction author of more than 35 books over the last 40 years. His PhD in astrophysics from the University of California at San Diego led to his current involvement with NASA's Innovative & Advanced Concepts program - (NIAC).
5. From David: "Okay this one is purely political, trying to get Democrats to try new tactics in phase 8 of the US Civil War: Polemical Judo, by David Brin: http://www.davidbrin.com/polemicaljudo.html