AI As Profoundly Abnormal Technology

Scott Alexander’s team argues that AI is a profoundly abnormal technology on track for recursive self-improvement within 2–10 years. They counter (AIANT)’s view (AI As A Normal Technology) of slow, regulated diffusion by showing that LLMs are rapidly adopted in medicine, law, and software — bypassing institutional controls.

Trend to watch: Bottom-up LLM adoption is outpacing gatekeepers, accelerating unsupervised AI integration.