AI diffusion debate: digital tech now spreads with or without human adoption
soleio · x · 2026-09-03
WillManidis argues AI diffusion will be slow, noting it took the state nearly 400 years to notice even a literal miracle. Builder soleio counters: digital technology's diffusion is no longer throttled by human adoption—it now moves along with or without us. A crisp exchange between the two archetypal views on AI diffusion timelines.
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