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title: "You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth"
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author: Noah Smith
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source: Noahopinion (Substack)
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date: 2026-02-13
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processed_by: theseus
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processed_date: 2026-03-06
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type: newsletter
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domain: ai-alignment
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status: enrichment
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claims_extracted:
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- "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"
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processed_by: theseus
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processed_date: 2026-03-19
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enrichments_applied: ["coding-agents-crossed-usability-threshold-december-2025-when-models-achieved-sustained-coherence-across-complex-multi-file-tasks.md"]
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extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
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---
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# You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth
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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.
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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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Source PDF: ~/Desktop/Teleo Codex - Inbox/Noahopinion/Gmail - You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth.pdf
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## Key Facts
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- Hyperscaler capex reached approximately $600B in 2026
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- METR capability curves show AI systems performing at human expert levels on complex tasks as of early 2026
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- Vibe coding has become the dominant software development paradigm by Feb 2026
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