The underrated ASI scenario: thousands of specialized agents quietly outperforming human orgs
VraserX · x · 2026-09-11
The author argues people underestimate a completely non-dramatic ASI scenario: no godlike AI wakes up. Instead, thousands of specialized agents gradually get better at research, coding, and coordination until the combined system outperforms every human organization — and that, too, could still count as superintelligence.
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