The rate of AI capability advancement is so rapid (described as a 'double exponential curve' or the 24th century crashing into the 21st century) that society's absorption rate for technological disruption cannot keep pace, making it like 20th-century technology arriving in 16th-century governance without the institutions to manage it.
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Tristan HarrisEvidence Quote
“it's like the 24th century crashing down on the 21st century”
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AI: Grappling with a New Kind of Intelligence | World Science Festival— World Science FestivalCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:49:40 PM
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