Researcher Says Humans Cannot Forecast Technological Revolutions Happening Before Their Eyes
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-08-08
François Fleuret argues that humans are not capable of forecasting when revolutionary technologies like fire, writing, or mathematics are being invented right before their eyes. This serves as a metaphor for our current predictive limitations regarding AI development.
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