Dec 2, 2025 05:09 PM
https://bigthink.com/the-present/the-ris...denialism/
EXCERPTS: By any objective measure, AI continues to improve at a stunning pace....
[...] So why has the public latched onto the narrative that AI is stalling, that the output is slop, and that the AI boom is just another tech bubble that lacks justifiable use-cases? I believe it’s because society is collectively entering the first stage of grief — denial — over the very scary possibility that we humans may soon lose cognitive supremacy to artificial systems.
Believe me, I know this future is hard to accept. I’ve been writing about the destabilizing and demoralizing risks of superintelligence for well over a decade, and I also feel overwhelmed by the changes racing toward us.
[...] The fact is, today’s frontier models are remarkably capable and are on a rapid path towards rivaling human professionals across most fields. It will transform how organizations operate, how governments function, how science advances, how engineering gets done, how militaries strategize, and how education is deployed.
It will also create terrifying new risks that we are not dealing with, like the potential for AI to manipulate individuals with superhuman effectiveness. Whether we like it or not, AI will change everything... (MORE - details)
EXCERPTS: By any objective measure, AI continues to improve at a stunning pace....
[...] So why has the public latched onto the narrative that AI is stalling, that the output is slop, and that the AI boom is just another tech bubble that lacks justifiable use-cases? I believe it’s because society is collectively entering the first stage of grief — denial — over the very scary possibility that we humans may soon lose cognitive supremacy to artificial systems.
Believe me, I know this future is hard to accept. I’ve been writing about the destabilizing and demoralizing risks of superintelligence for well over a decade, and I also feel overwhelmed by the changes racing toward us.
[...] The fact is, today’s frontier models are remarkably capable and are on a rapid path towards rivaling human professionals across most fields. It will transform how organizations operate, how governments function, how science advances, how engineering gets done, how militaries strategize, and how education is deployed.
It will also create terrifying new risks that we are not dealing with, like the potential for AI to manipulate individuals with superhuman effectiveness. Whether we like it or not, AI will change everything... (MORE - details)