Benjamin Todd's primer: three AI feedback loops could accelerate change 10-100x
ben_j_todd · x · 2026-09-29
Benjamin Todd published a primer on the intelligence explosion, arguing frontier labs are building a true 'digital worker' that could trigger three feedback loops and accelerate societal change 10-100x—even without superintelligence, on a 5-20 year horizon.
Key points:
- The most-discussed loop is algorithmic progress: AI improving AI itself.
- The hardware feedback loop may be more solid than the software one.
- He pegs software-driven intelligence explosion odds at 50:50—AI R&D automation hasn't hit the productivity threshold yet, but newer systems are approaching it.
Even before mass unemployment, a new economic order and pace of change could arrive first.
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