Toby Ord on the intelligence explosion curve: three ways the infinity problem resolves
tobyordoxford · x · 2026-11-10
Oxford researcher Toby Ord, in a debate with Tom Davidson over the intelligence explosion economics curve, lists three ways out of the paradox that infinite AECI would require infinite research spend:
1) the plotted relationship breaks down; 2) AECI doesn't need to go to infinity for efficiency to reach infinity; 3) nothing actually goes to infinity — the finite, clipped version of an intelligence explosion dissolves the issue.
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