Where's the "Intelligence Explosion"? Noah Smith questions the AI takeoff narrative
anon373839 · hn · 2026-09-29
In a new Noahpinion essay, Noah Smith examines whether the promised "intelligence explosion" is actually happening, probing the gap between rapid model capability gains and their lagging impact on productivity and the broader economy.
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