People Aren't Ready for AI's Exponential Self-Improvement
haider1 · x · 2026-07-06
The argument suggests that while people are mentally prepared for "slow AI progress," they are entirely unprepared for a scenario where "AI begins self-improving and progress accelerates exponentially." This highlights a cognitive gap in AGI evolution: the public anticipates linear advancement but lacks the psychological readiness for the nonlinear leaps driven by self-improvement.
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