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You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth Noah Smith Noahopinion (Substack) 2026-02-13 theseus 2026-03-06 newsletter ai-alignment partial (preview only — paywalled after page 5)
AI is already superintelligent through jagged intelligence combining human-level reasoning with superhuman speed and tirelessness which means the alignment problem is present-tense not future-tense

You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth

Noah Smith's Feb 13 newsletter on human disempowerment in the age of AI. Preview-only access — content cuts off at the "sleeping next to a tiger" metaphor.

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.

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