Why 'The Beginning of Infinity' permanently shaped one AI thinker's worldview
msg · x · 2026-10-05
A resurfaced thread on David Deutsch's 'The Beginning of Infinity': knowledge is never settled and can always be improved, so even abundant superintelligence won't reach the upper bound of knowledge creation. The author calls the book permanently radicalizing — a worldview that underpins much of AI-circle optimism.
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