Researcher: this decade may be the most significant in the history of life on Earth
dioscuri · x · 2026-10-16
AI researcher dioscuri argues on X that the dinosaur extinction mattered mainly as an "evolutionary annealing event" enabling a technological civilization capable of spreading consciousness and intelligence across the Local Group. He admits he resists telling people that "the current decade is probably the most significant in the history of life on Earth — because even though I think it's true, it sounds insane." A notable big-picture AGI-timing take.
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