signull: Tech now evolves in weeks while institutions and labor markets take years to adapt
signulll · x · 2026-10-22
Prominent AI account signull observes that technology capabilities now evolve on a timescale of weeks, while banks, labor markets, and social norms take years or decades to adapt. He argues a new product with society-disrupting potential now appears every week, and doubts we'll reach a calm equilibrium until a full singularity is in place.
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