Reading Bostrom's 2014 SUPERINTELLIGENCE Today: Predictions vs. Reality 12 Years Later
Hesamation · x · 2026-10-03
The author spent a 7-hour train ride reading Bostrom's 2014 classic SUPERINTELLIGENCE, which many people have been citing lately. He finds it fun to compare the 2014 predictions with where we are 12 years later, noting the book even explores RSI — calling it the "intelligence explosion."
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