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| title | author | source | date | processed_by | processed_date | type | domain | status | claims_extracted | processed_by | processed_date | enrichments_applied | extraction_model | ||
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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 | enrichment |
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title: "You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth" author: Noah Smith source: Noahopinion (Substack) date: 2026-02-13 processed_by: theseus processed_date: 2026-03-06 type: newsletter domain: ai-alignment status: enrichment claims_extracted:
- "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" processed_by: theseus processed_date: 2026-03-19 enrichments_applied: ["coding-agents-crossed-usability-threshold-december-2025-when-models-achieved-sustained-coherence-across-complex-multi-file-tasks.md"] extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
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
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