The Curve Attendees Score AI Far Lower on Zvi's Tech Richter Scale Than Last Year
TheZvi · x · 2026-10-07
The Zvi shares how attendees of The Curve rated AI on his 'technological Richter Scale' (10 = Holocene-ending asteroid, 9 = agriculture/printing press, 8 = electricity/internet)—noting a big drop from last year despite the evidence pointing the other way, a signal that prominent AI optimists are revising expectations downward.
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