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The AI Experts Who Couldn't Predict AI

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Despite years of warnings about AI risks dominating mainstream media, experts have consistently failed to predict how AI actually developed. Nobody foresaw the rise of large language models, the GPU boom, or AI solving advanced math. Credentials don't guarantee accurate forecasting, making confident AI doomsday predictions questionable.

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