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People have historically been reluctant to recognize AI as genuinely intelligent.

Scott Alexander · AI 2027: month-by-month model of intelligence explosion — Scott Alexander & Daniel Kokotajlo · 3 Apr 2025

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“this thing where through history people have been really reluctant to admit an AI is truly intelligent.”
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People have historically been reluctant to recognize AI as genuinely intelligent. · Savlar