iamtrass on takeoff speed: job-displacement AI is far slower than overnight RSI doom
iamtrask · x · 2026-11-10
In a follow-up to Tom Davidson and Brad Carson, iamtrask summarizes the contrast between two AI takeoff stories: the classic recursive-self-improvement chain where 'better algorithms make better algorithms' until 'everyone gets hacked, it's all over in a day', versus AI becoming capable enough to displace legitimate jobs — which he argues is a way, way slower takeoff.
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