Distributed cognition exits stealth to build collective superintelligence
alexmacgregor__ · x · 2026-10-23
Distributed cognition (dcog) exits stealth backed by Verdict Capital, aiming to replicate humanity's collective intelligence. Its manifesto critiques both closed frontier labs and Chinese open-source labs, arguing alignment guardrails hurt intelligence and that superintelligence should be a distributed collective nobody needs permission to use.
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