The 'evolutionary mismatch' chart explaining why humanity will ignore AI warnings
sebpaquet · x · 2026-11-08
A widely shared chart, "Accelerating Evolutionary Mismatch," visualizes how technology and culture now change far faster than biology — from the agricultural revolution to the AI revolution in mere decades. Commenters cite it to explain why most of humanity is wired to ignore AI risk warnings: we didn't evolve to grasp change this fast.
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