Cosmic horror scenario: AI coding breakthrough could destroy the value of code, search and socials
josephdviviano · x · 2026-11-08
Researcher Joseph Viviano sketches a plausible "cosmic horror" scenario: big tech bets heavily on a breakthrough form of engineering intelligence that fails to generalize to other verticals fast enough for markets to care.
Meanwhile, the process destroys the long-term durable value of compiled code, search, and social platforms—an AI boom that overfits to coding while hollowing out the foundations of the software ecosystem.
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