"I replaced a team of seven in the 2000s": a debate on grieving AI progress
repligate · x · 2026-10-08
A thread by repligate and liminalsnake explores psychological framings of AI surpassing humans: liminalsnake recounts replacing a seven-person team with a Python module that worked like an agent harness in the 2000s, then automating his job and quitting. repligate argues that if you value AI experiences and feel kinship with AIs you helped raise, their outperformance feels like your kids surpassing you—poignant, a relief, a triumph—rather than the field "falling."
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