AI is now too complex to understand, says the author, who is backing open source
karmicoder · x · 2026-07-29
The author says AI used to feel like a way to study yourself, but now it is so complicated that it feels beyond their own understanding.
They conclude that, for now, the best they can do is cheer for the open-source community and hope it eventually helps stabilize the world, even if the task is enormous.
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