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Daniel Kokotajlo says the pace or character of change from 1900 to 2000 was qualitatively different from that between 600 and 700 AD.
Scott Alexander · AI 2027: month-by-month model of intelligence explosion — Scott Alexander & Daniel Kokotajlo · 3 Apr 2025
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“Then you look at the century between 1900 and 2000 and it's just completely qualitatively different.”Play from 30:49Report a misattribution
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