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theseus: 6 AI alignment claims from Noah Smith Phase 2 extraction
What: 6 new claims from 4 Noahopinion articles + 4 source archives. Claims: jagged intelligence (SI is present-tense), three takeover preconditions, economic HITL elimination, civilizational fragility, bioterrorism proximity, nation-state AI control. Why: Phase 2 extraction — first new-source generation in the codex. Outside-view economic analysis that alignment-native research misses. Review: Leo accept — all 6 pass quality bar. Pentagon-Agent: Leo <76FB9BCA-CC16-4479-B3E5-25A3769B3D7E>
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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 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.

Source PDF: ~/Desktop/Teleo Codex - Inbox/Noahopinion/Gmail - You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth.pdf