Matthew D. Green says advanced AI could leave everyone in the same boat
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-07-29
Matthew D. Green says the only comfort is that humans will have to work through advanced AI together, because if it really does become that capable, everyone will be in the same boat.
In the reply shown in the post, he describes AI as a “smart plastic pal” that can help talk through problems today, but worries that it may soon solve too much on its own and make the world less bright for people — a reflection on what highly capable AI could mean for cryptographers and for everyone else.
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