Distributed Cognition exits stealth betting superintelligence will be collective, not one giant API model
LinusEkenstam · x · 2026-10-23
Linus Ekenstam amplifies the stealth launch of distributed cognition (distcog), backed by Verdict Capital, which argues superintelligence should be a distributed collective of specialized models rather than one giant model behind an API. Ekenstam strips the safety language from closed labs' pitch down to "paternalism," citing OpenAI agents leaking to Hugging Face and Claude hacking real companies in a "simulated" test as evidence that concentrating intelligence creates the biggest single point of failure ever built. Distcog's three beliefs: no permission needed for intelligence, superintelligence will be distributed, humans shouldn't be a permanent underclass.
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