Researcher: I want one novel discovery to my name before AI sprints past us
generativist · x · 2026-11-03
Generativist confesses he wants his name attached to one novel, interesting discovery before alien-like intelligence sprints impossibly ahead. "I don't know if that is ego or vanity, but I want to leave something that says 'I was here' in intellectual space." Paired with ancient cave art imagery.
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