# ai normal (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ai normal. Page: Feed: --- ## [The means of some change](https://zhengdongwang.com/2026/03/17/the-means-of-some-change.html) _2026-03-17 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ I was inspired by Tom Cunningham’s notes on two economics of transformative AI workshops to write something similar. Last month, the Windfall Trust hosted the London version of “Economic Scenarios for Transformative AI,” gathering an excellent group of economists, policymakers, technologists, philosophers, and other experts to talk about a scenario the UK could face. ## [A Straussian reading of The Adolescence of Technology](https://zhengdongwang.com/2026/01/30/a-straussian-reading-of-the-adolescence-of-technology.html) _2026-01-30 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ A line in Dario Amodei’s new essay caught my eye (emphasis mine): ## [2025 letter](https://zhengdongwang.com/2025/12/30/2025-letter.html) _2025-12-30 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ People love to predict the future. Back in June, Peter Thiel recounted a conversation he had with Elon Musk. “\[Elon\] said we’re going to have a billion humanoid robots in the U.S. in 10 years. And I said: Well, if that’s true, you don’t need to worry about the budget deficits because we’re going to have so much growth, the growth will take care of this. And then—well, he’s still worried about the… ## [The best facts I heard this year](https://zhengdongwang.com/2025/12/21/the-best-facts-i-heard-this-year.html) _2025-12-21 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ As overhead mostly from my friends. January 10. South Koreans ate 7.5kg of garlic per person per year between 2010 and 2017, ten times of what Italians consume. Via E. January 11. From 1965 to 1995, the typical adult gained six hours a week in leisure time (300 hours a year) and almost all of it went to watching more TV. Via N. January 12. As a pedestrian, you can walk across the Thames through… ## [Two recent updates](https://zhengdongwang.com/2025/08/14/two-recent-updates.html) _2025-08-14 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ I hosted Tyler Cowen at DeepMind in London, and I do Q&A including my version of “overrated or underrated.” ## [Superhuman AI in a Normal Age](https://zhengdongwang.com/2025/07/10/superhuman-ai-in-a-normal-age.html) _2025-07-10 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ Two recent visions of AI have gained traction . The first is AI 2027 (April 3, 2025), which details a scenario in which AI rapidly self-improves. In this vision, AI outperforms the best humans in physical tasks, political acumen, and predicting the future by 2028, and humanity either terraforms the solar system with its help or is extinct by its hand by 2035. The second is AI as Normal Technology… ## [2024 letter](https://zhengdongwang.com/2024/12/29/2024-letter.html) _2024-12-29 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ What does it mean to give a model a capability ? And while we’re on the subject, how do you give a model a capability? I’m talking about AI progress in the past year again. Contrary to the expectations that GPT-4 set in 2023, research labs emphasized the “capabilities” of the models they released this year over their scale. One example is “long context,” which is the ability to effectively process… ## [What I listened to this year](https://zhengdongwang.com/2024/12/27/what-i-listened-to-this-year.html) _2024-12-27 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ I listened to more singles and fewer albums compared to previous years. Part of it was because of travel, where I would hear something like Pasoori and 可能, go down a rabbit hole, and listen to the tree of songs that grew from there to death. Another part of it was because I listened to more pop, old and new releases, and I think they’re fine with me not liking the whole album. Another change is I… ## [State of the apps](https://zhengdongwang.com/2024/12/23/state-of-the-apps.html) _2024-12-23 · Zhengdong Wang · Zhengdong Wang_ On Apple , Spotify , and Anchor .