Don't Wait for Certainty: Prepare for Disruption Early
akorinek · x · 2026-07-19
The author highlights a perspective from @akorinek: during technological disruptions, you cannot wait until everything is certain to formulate strategies and institutions, because acting only when things are "certain" is often too late.
This is a macro-level judgment for the AGI/AI era: what truly matters is not reactive coping, but proactively building governance, organizational, and social systems adaptable to the shock of new technologies.
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