Mel Mitchell: 'superintelligence' is as chimerical as AGI, yet regulation proposals hinge on it
MelMitchell1 · x · 2026-09-21
Santa Fe Institute professor Melanie Mitchell says she strongly agrees with Tim Lee and argues that "superintelligence" is equally chimerical — yet many regulatory proposals use this very term as their linchpin.
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