AI discourse jumped from 'decent text' to governing superintelligence in just a few years
VraserX · x · 2026-08-25
An AI observer notes how quickly the conversation has shifted: in only a few years, the field went from asking "can machines generate decent text?" to "how do we contain autonomous cyber-capable agents, power gigawatt data centers, and govern potential superintelligence?" — a striking marker of how the field's focus moved from capability demos to safety and governance.
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