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@iruletheworldmo (published 2026-05-09) claims "sam wrote an essay saying…

2026-05-09 · 13:00 UTC ·@iruletheworldmo ·0 min read

Brief

Author @iruletheworldmo (2026-05-09) warns that multiple leaders—"sam" and Anthropic's founder—claim superintelligence or recursive self-improvement is near. They note some roles are already 90% automated and labs aim to scale that across all jobs, risking concentrated profits; because this wave moves from narrow to general AI, ad hoc responses will be insufficient.

Why it matters

@iruletheworldmo (published 2026-05-09) claims "sam wrote an essay saying superintelligence is close" and that the founder of Anthropic has said recursive self-improvement is close.

Key details

  • The author asserts certain roles are already 90% automated and that the mission of AI labs is to extend that ~90% automation to all roles, driving toward generality and superintelligence.
  • History shows automation concentrates profit to a small number of people; that was manageable when automation was narrow, so general/superintelligent AI will require solutions beyond "hit and hope."
Source evidence

it’s impossible to really convey the scale of change ai is going to have on society.

sam wrote an essay saying superintelligence is close. the founder of anthropic has said recursive self-improvement is close.

certain roles are already 90% automated, and the mission of all labs is to bring this level of automation into all roles.

history suggests that when we automate a lot of work, the profit goes to a small number of people. that problem has had a solution in the past because the automation was narrow.

this technology is heading toward superintelligence and generality. so we’ll need to do something more than hit and hope.