<![CDATA[One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it.]]>One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. Prepare your business and finances accordingly." Setting aside what you think about the first half, how does the second half make any sense? Like... what would you do differently, other than move to the woods?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d8e9ccc2-015c-4101-a180-a0508e0b10ec/one-of-the-weirdest-things-to-me-about-the-tech-scene-for-ai-is-you-regularly-hear-variants-on-super-human-intelligence-is-coming-next-year-and-will-permanently-alter-life-as-we-know-it.RSS for NodeMon, 06 Apr 2026 14:48:11 GMTTue, 31 Mar 2026 16:54:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:07:11 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith

I would prepare by giving the people who say this sort of thing a swirly and then stuff them into a locker.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/MercG/statuses/116325589392843200https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/MercG/statuses/116325589392843200Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:07:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:04:14 GMT]]>@Leaha And like so.

2/2

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/solitha/statuses/116325577846584807https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/solitha/statuses/116325577846584807Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:04:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:04:05 GMT]]>@Leaha You just post, and then reply to your post to continue. For clarity, you might want to use a counter on each in the thread. Like so.

1/2

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/solitha/statuses/116325577201547511https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/solitha/statuses/116325577201547511Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:04:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:32:51 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith

It kind of sounds like 'write your will and kiss your ass goodbye'.

But first 'gimme money'.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glasgow.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116325454429500726https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glasgow.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116325454429500726Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:32:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:29:26 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith

Invest in eye drops in preparation for all the eye-rolling everyone will soon be doing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://a2mi.social/users/MegaMichelle/statuses/116325440973956180https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://a2mi.social/users/MegaMichelle/statuses/116325440973956180Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:29:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:23:26 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith Be sure to wear clean underwear in case today is The Rapture!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/apLundell/statuses/116325417409128560https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/apLundell/statuses/116325417409128560Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:23:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:03:35 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith @glyph regularity is important! You wouldn’t want to be raptured while on the toilet!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://babka.social/users/josh0/statuses/116325339335824836https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://babka.social/users/josh0/statuses/116325339335824836Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:03:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:33:19 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith I mean, I make food for a living, so unless the superhuman intelligences wipe out everyone who eats food I’m… not expecting my life to fundamentally change?

It’s never been clear to me if the people who make these kind of declarations have any understanding of the food chain beyond “and then my waiter brings it to me”.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/katfeete/statuses/116325220301750765https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/katfeete/statuses/116325220301750765Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:33:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:32:20 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith

The second half is what tells you they don't actually believe the first.

It's like a Christian proclaiming the immanent Rapture and investing in their 401k - their actions put the lie to their words.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jztusk/statuses/116325216435942505https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jztusk/statuses/116325216435942505Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:32:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:31:05 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith Hi, Zach - I'm new here. Tried to reply about an interesting interview on AI. I'm wordy : ) so I needed a 2nd page to cont. Can't figure it out. It says my original post will be discarded. just fyi - I'm working on it -not just bailing out. Thx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325211555846082https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325211555846082Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:31:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:27:53 GMT]]>@aeva @ZachWeinersmith

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325198935691087https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325198935691087Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:27:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:27:13 GMT]]>@aeva @ZachWeinersmith

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325196332076068https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325196332076068Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:27:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:26:53 GMT]]>@aeva @ZachWeinersmith

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325194988729732https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325194988729732Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:26:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:23:42 GMT]]>@aeva @ZachWeinersmith The most imp. info. I've seen re: AI came from an extensive interview with a prominent leader in AI community from China. A child prodigy, hugely successful personable man w admirable values, still intact. He explored grave concerns for AI's impact & explained how we / society are truly unprepared for the changes. Largely due to lack of accurate info & the lack of proactive planning, training, strategies to tackle the changes. The govt does not seem to be taking an active

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325182504067939https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116325035039512834/statuses/116325182504067939Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:23:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:11:24 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith (The exception here is obviously Larry Ellison who already does have a classic volcano + megayacht supervillain lair. Credit to Larry, he has always known exactly what he is.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/nonnihil/statuses/116325134111002695https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/nonnihil/statuses/116325134111002695Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:11:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:58:34 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith but, I know you already know this. artisanal socks and all that

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/aeva/statuses/116325083649760945https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/aeva/statuses/116325083649760945Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:58:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:56:46 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith ...and it particularly doesn't make sense from the point of view of the AI companies themselves.
"This time next year you will own a billion superhuman slaves" and you are still arguing about funding deals and compliance and government contracts? You should be building antarctic supervillain lairs or taking repentant refuge in a mountaintop monastery or something!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/nonnihil/statuses/116325076605432735https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/nonnihil/statuses/116325076605432735Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:56:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:53:43 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith I know it isn't what they mean, but it is a good reminder that large swaths of the tech industry are run by or funded by morons who are essentially just rich gamblers, and "prepare ... accordingly" for the rest of us means the next best time to [learn a marketable skill that computers are bad at, or at least sharpen up your resume] is now because if they keep doing this shit (and why would they stop?) they're going to crash the industry betting on magic beans

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/aeva/statuses/116325064621546536https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/aeva/statuses/116325064621546536Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:53:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:24:52 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith invest in paperclip manufacturing

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/shrimpney/statuses/116324951189700785https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/shrimpney/statuses/116324951189700785Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:24:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:18:46 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith bomb data centers.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://esq.social/users/Amoshias/statuses/116324927187078042https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://esq.social/users/Amoshias/statuses/116324927187078042Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:18:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:15:54 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith I refuse to take future trends advice from people who don’t acknowledge that the single biggest “this changes everything” humanity faces is Climate Change.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/juliette/statuses/116324915894707351https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/juliette/statuses/116324915894707351Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:15:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:12:51 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith
It generally means
"get used to using it to do your job"
aka
"become heavily dependent on it, so we can keep selling it to you after
* we've made it more expensive
* we've integrated ads to it
* it has become apparent that we completely disregard ethics
* ...
"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/glocq/statuses/116324903897581734https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/glocq/statuses/116324903897581734Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:12:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:06:28 GMT]]>@ZachWeinersmith I never click on those articles, but I assume they're about swearing fealty to the machines.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/apLundell/statuses/116324878802233888https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/apLundell/statuses/116324878802233888Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:06:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the weirdest things to me about the tech scene for AI is you regularly hear variants on "Super-human intelligence is coming next year and will permanently alter life as we know it. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:03:41 GMT]]>@unlofl See, this is wise investment advice.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ZachWeinersmith/statuses/116324867888793019https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ZachWeinersmith/statuses/116324867888793019Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:03:41 GMT