Jeff Clune: Moving the Goalposts Will Be Humanity's Last Job
jeffclune · x · 2026-10-16
AI researcher Jeff Clune quips in response to "did it create anything like calculus?" that "moving the goalposts will be the last human job 😎" — a wry take on the recurring debate where AI's bar for achievement keeps shifting whenever it clears one.
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