Pucky Freak
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If 2023 was the dawn of the Age of AI, 2026 the Sun has crested the horizon. For those with their finger on the pulse of financial markets, the exponential increase in the capacity of AI, job displacement, and the flow of capital through the top AI tech companies from private equity is now observable month over month.
Large companies in finance, law, software, and customer service who piloted AI technologies in 2024 and 2025 are now making a sharp turn towards systemwide implementation, automating knowledge workflows in an unmistakable forward trend to stay competitive.
Day-to-day life for the vast majority of us on HT looks more or less the same as it always has. More likely than not in another year or two it will continue to, longer still in rural or remote places, and in local economies based on tangible goods and near-proximity services.
Nevertheless, there is a growing consensus among AI experts in academia, economics, tech, and political science that we are ushering in the largest technological revolution in human history, at breakneck speed. In 2040 the structure of America’s labor economy and resource distribution will be unrecognizable.
I encourage anyone who is interested in the subject to search for podcast interviews of top AI engineers, and Stanford, Yale, and Harvard professors who are heavily-involved in AI. Tristan Harris is also a good starting point - he’s been at the forefront of social media safety initiatives for over a decade, and has recently had pivoted towards advocating for the safe development of AI.
And no, I didn’t use a chatbot to create this post
Ok, we’re hunters - what could this mean for us?? Some food for thought:
-Hunt NOW. Sure you will run out of health before you run out of money, but you run out of both if AI overlords wipe out the human race (considered by most experts to be about a 10-20% extinction risk).
-Stock up on AMMO. Supply chain woes were a PIA during the pandemic. Imagine how much worse it could be if there is a sudden major AI breakthrough or catastrophe (unlikely…but just in case)
-SHORT-term hunt plans. If labor becomes detached from resource distribution in 10-20 years, planning to cash in decades of PP/BP for an epic OIL hunt might not be on the menu…for anyone.
-LEGACY planning. I’m putting aside college savings for my 2-yr-old…but why? When he’s 35 y.o. 90% of jobs are going to be automated. I’m thinking about doubling down on quality time together, outdoor memories, and a focus on being present, human, connected. The skills needed for the future are wildly unpredictable right now, and knowledge is becoming a less-valuable commodity by the day.
Let’s see how well this post ages
Large companies in finance, law, software, and customer service who piloted AI technologies in 2024 and 2025 are now making a sharp turn towards systemwide implementation, automating knowledge workflows in an unmistakable forward trend to stay competitive.
Day-to-day life for the vast majority of us on HT looks more or less the same as it always has. More likely than not in another year or two it will continue to, longer still in rural or remote places, and in local economies based on tangible goods and near-proximity services.
Nevertheless, there is a growing consensus among AI experts in academia, economics, tech, and political science that we are ushering in the largest technological revolution in human history, at breakneck speed. In 2040 the structure of America’s labor economy and resource distribution will be unrecognizable.
I encourage anyone who is interested in the subject to search for podcast interviews of top AI engineers, and Stanford, Yale, and Harvard professors who are heavily-involved in AI. Tristan Harris is also a good starting point - he’s been at the forefront of social media safety initiatives for over a decade, and has recently had pivoted towards advocating for the safe development of AI.
And no, I didn’t use a chatbot to create this post
Ok, we’re hunters - what could this mean for us?? Some food for thought:
-Hunt NOW. Sure you will run out of health before you run out of money, but you run out of both if AI overlords wipe out the human race (considered by most experts to be about a 10-20% extinction risk).
-Stock up on AMMO. Supply chain woes were a PIA during the pandemic. Imagine how much worse it could be if there is a sudden major AI breakthrough or catastrophe (unlikely…but just in case)
-SHORT-term hunt plans. If labor becomes detached from resource distribution in 10-20 years, planning to cash in decades of PP/BP for an epic OIL hunt might not be on the menu…for anyone.
-LEGACY planning. I’m putting aside college savings for my 2-yr-old…but why? When he’s 35 y.o. 90% of jobs are going to be automated. I’m thinking about doubling down on quality time together, outdoor memories, and a focus on being present, human, connected. The skills needed for the future are wildly unpredictable right now, and knowledge is becoming a less-valuable commodity by the day.
Let’s see how well this post ages
