Economist Daniel Rock: AI circles' intelligence worship is a stumbling block for scientific progress
danielrock · x · 2026-10-19
Economist Daniel Rock argues that the "intelligence worship" prevalent in AI circles is a stumbling block for scientific progress. His point: even highly capable AI systems can exist within social systems we already understand today, so the field shouldn't treat superintelligence as something ineffable.
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