Human cognitive decline meets rising machine superintelligence, PISA scores show
NinaDSchick · x · 2026-09-08
Citing The Economist's coverage of the latest OECD PISA results, Nina Schick highlights alarming declines in 15-year-olds' test scores worldwide, coinciding with the rise of machine superintelligence.
Her take: assuming humans hold a unique monopoly on intelligence is hubris — machines are on the opposite trajectory from 'us'.
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