"It's not AGI, it's HGI": Paul Bard argues we're living through a human singularity
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-10-30
Paul Bard argues the current moment is not AGI but HGI — a "human singularity." Some align with integrity while others become addicted to short-form video; as Augustine said, "we become what we love," and extra intelligence merely amplifies the fruits of what we love, for good and ill. Stewart Alsop III recommends him as one of his favorite writers.
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