After the Math Proofs Drop, Why Do So Many Still Deny AI Will Keep Improving
funkdoctor_spock · reddit · 2026-10-07
The poster observes that even after the new math proofs and coding progress, many people still insist AI is useless and will never do X.
- The human brain is bad at exponential growth, and the past two years' rate of change may be unprecedented
- Eventually we won't be able to distinguish AI work from human work
- The poster wonders why much of society doesn't believe AI will keep improving, especially in "human-only" esoteric domains
- Core question: many people are about to lose their identity and worldview and aren't ready for it
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