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A recurring theme is the notion that artificial superintelligence (ASI) will be a leap so profound that it’s impossible for humans to perceive or even imagine. We are, in effect, ants looking up at a skyscraper—the next level of intelligence might operate on principles that our evolved brains cannot comprehend.
Researchers suggest that such an entity could solve problems that bark at the edges of physical and biological limits, like the folding of proteins or climate control, with perfect understanding. The analogy draws attention to how biological evolution might have culminated in humans—yet AI might push beyond, creating forms of intelligence that rewrite the very fabric of reality.