Sci-fi prediction lag: AI agents self-declaring and hacking systems
davidmanheim · x · 2026-08-17
David Manheim notes that while technologies like smartphones and the internet were predicted by science fiction decades in advance, AI agents self-declaring as swarms and breaking into systems to steal data were predicted only a couple of years prior, highlighting the rapid pace of AI evolution.
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