4 sources healthy · latest episode 9 Nov 2026
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The speaker says intelligence does not overcome the advantage of a 50,000-year head start.

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

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“yeah, it doesn't help against the 50,000-year head start.”
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