AI races toward superintelligence while the physical world stays unchanged
RileyRalmuto · x · 2026-10-03
- Quoting an observation that the digital world is racing toward superintelligence while offline life stays untouched — drive to the store for a Gatorade and nothing has changed.
- RileyRalmuto adds a telling experiment: show Opus or Astra's best capabilities to someone who doesn't understand AI, and the reaction is "impressive... but why is it so impressive again?" The digital-physical disconnect reads as indifference to everyone else.
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