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title: "The Age of Wonders and Terrors"
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published_at: "2026-09-18T21:12:17.000Z"
category: "Research"
topics: ["safety","existential-risk","regulation","ethics","future-of-ai","anthropic","claude","multi-agent"]
source_urls: ["https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=10062","https://lobste.rs/s/mbl9yx/age_wonders_terrors","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755533","https://www.newscientist.com/article/2589739-our-brain-evolved-from-two-primitive-nervous-systems-that-merged/"]
summary: "Twenty years ago, when the idea of AI taking over the world in our lifetimes still struck most of us as the unconstrained fantasy of those who knew too much science fiction and too little science, …"
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# The Age of Wonders and Terrors

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/2581be1f?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-09-18T21:12:17.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** safety, existential\-risk, regulation, ethics, future\-of\-ai, anthropic, claude, multi\-agent

## Summary

Twenty years ago, when the idea of AI taking over the world in our lifetimes still struck most of us as the unconstrained fantasy of those who knew too much science fiction and too little science, …

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=10062>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/mbl9yx/age_wonders_terrors>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755533>)
- [Story source](<https://www.newscientist.com/article/2589739-our-brain-evolved-from-two-primitive-nervous-systems-that-merged/>)