Prediction certainty 3/5 debate potential 3/5

Johnson: Superintelligence growth renders human future predictions impossible

Bryan Johnson · Everything We Know About Food & Medicine is Wrong (feat. @BryanJohnson) · Apr 23, 2024 · at 17:31

Longevity entrepreneur Bryan Johnson explains to Codie Sanchez why the emergence of superintelligence prevents humans from accurately forecasting the future.

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“I think they say, you're In the eve before the creation of super intelligence, and the intelligence you're creating is growing at a speed faster than you can comprehend. That renders your ability to predict the future to zero.”

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