Merge pull request 'extract: 2026-02-13-noahopinion-smartest-thing-on-earth' (#1497) from extract/2026-02-13-noahopinion-smartest-thing-on-earth into main

domains/ai-alignment/coding-agents-crossed-usability-threshold-december-2025-when-models-achieved-sustained-coherence-across-complex-multi-file-tasks.md

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   - "as AI-automated software development becomes certain the bottleneck shifts from building capacity to knowing what to build making structured knowledge graphs the critical input to autonomous systems.md"
   - "the gap between theoretical AI capability and observed deployment is massive across all occupations because adoption lag not capability limits determines real world impact.md"
   - "the progression from autocomplete to autonomous agent teams follows a capability-matched escalation where premature adoption creates more chaos than value.md"
+
+### Additional Evidence (confirm)
+*Source: [[2026-02-13-noahopinion-smartest-thing-on-earth]] | Added: 2026-03-19*
+
+Smith's observation that 'vibe coding' is now the dominant paradigm confirms that coding agents crossed from experimental to production-ready status, with the transition happening rapidly enough to be culturally notable by Feb 2026.
+
 ---
 
 # Coding agents crossed usability threshold in December 2025 when models achieved sustained coherence across complex multi-file tasks

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 type: newsletter
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 # You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth
@@ -19,3 +23,9 @@ Noah Smith's Feb 13 newsletter on human disempowerment in the age of AI. Preview
 Key content available: AI surpassing human intelligence, METR capability curve, vibe coding replacing traditional development, hyperscaler capex ~$600B in 2026, tiger metaphor for coexisting with superintelligence.
 
 Source PDF: ~/Desktop/Teleo Codex - Inbox/Noahopinion/Gmail - You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth.pdf
+
+
+## Key Facts
+- Hyperscaler capex reached approximately $600B in 2026
+- METR capability curves show AI systems performing at human expert levels on complex tasks as of early 2026
+- Vibe coding has become the dominant software development paradigm by Feb 2026