On Humanity & Human Beings - by Michael Dempsey

Some thoughts on building worlds and slotting humans in last

On Humanity & Human Beings Some thoughts on building worlds and slotting humans in last Michael Dempsey May 15, 2026 38 3 7 Share Michael Dempsey @mhdempsey 🫶 6:49 PM · Feb 19, 2026 · 1.08K Views 2 Replies · 7 Likes How close are we to AGI? Is the current model already training the next one? Do all models converge? Where does the energy come from? What are the other bottlenecks? Is China actually behind? Are we already at war? Is cancer actually solved? Are humanoids real? Is it a bubble? Will we nationalize the labs? Could we even? What happens to college? Universal basic income? Should I se

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