Real superintelligence debate: automating scientific progress
VraserX · x · 2026-08-25
A perspective on the core of the superintelligence debate:
- Key Shift: The debate shouldn't just be about whether AI will have an IQ of 500, but what happens when scientific progress itself becomes automated.
- Systemic Change: A system that improves batteries, drugs, chips, robotics, and algorithms simultaneously represents a completely different kind of technology.
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