zetalyrae: evidence AI progress will slow is even weaker than evidence it continues
zetalyrae · x · 2026-11-16
AI researcher zetalyrae published a short post on what "taking AI seriously" means to him. As reposter aaronmiller summarizes the core argument: if you think the evidence for AI's continued progress is weak, the evidence that progress will slow down or stop is even weaker.
A substantive entry in the ongoing acceleration-vs-deceleration debate on AI capability trends.
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