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That means that a self-improving AI system running on a fraction of the world’s compute could conceivably command more effective compute and intelligence, and therefore a greater balance of power than everyone else combined and become the singular superintelligence we fear.
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AI Verified The quote explicitly describes recursive self-improvement producing a singular superintelligence, directly relevant to AGI quickly leading to superintelligence. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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AI Verified The quote explicitly says self-improvement could produce singular superintelligence. Recorded answer “for” matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Meta’s official Aug. 2026 post attributes this wording to Mark Zuckerberg and states it verbatim (lines 368–369). · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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