Ramez Naam asks: where's the 'intelligence explosion'?
JoshuaZ1 · reddit · 2026-09-27
Author Ramez Naam published a new essay, "Where's the 'intelligence explosion'?", challenging the recursive self-improvement narrative: despite steady model progress, the predicted explosive takeoff hasn't materialized. A substantive critique of AGI-timeline discourse worth reading in full.
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