The low-ceiling hypothesis: why AI scaling might end far below superhuman cognition
coherence · x · 2026-09-29
@policytensor outlines three ways exponential model improvement could end: no ceiling (implausible), a very high ceiling where AI exceeds human cognition by orders of magnitude (plausible), and his favored low-ceiling hypothesis, where generative AI's upper bound is comparatively modest. @PlastiqSoldier's repost adds the cultural observation that claiming 'AIs will be 10x better than humans at all things' now counts as AI pessimism — a sign sentiment has swung toward the high-ceiling view.
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