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The Darwinian Honeymoon - Why I am not as impressed by human progress as I used to be

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Or: You should sometimes consider using chickens instead of chimpanzees as an analogy for the AI transition

The Darwinian Honeymoon - Why I am not as impressed by human progress as I used to be Or: You should sometimes consider using chickens instead of chimpanzees as an analogy for the AI transition Elias Schmied May 09, 2026 46 24 8 Share A common argument for optimism about the future is that living conditions have improved a lot in the past few hundred years, billions of people have been lifted out of poverty, and so on. It’s a very strong, grounding piece of evidence - probably the best we have in figuring out what our foundational beliefs about the world should be. However, I now think it’s a

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