This is something I mentioned in the last section—if there is a significant lead time (on the order of years), then it is still totally possible for a superintelligence to appear out of nowhere and surprise everyone on the continuous progress model. The difference is that on discontinuous progress that outcome is essentially guaranteed.
This is something I mentioned in the last section—if there is a significant lead time (on the order of years), then it is still totally possible for a superintelligence to appear out of nowhere and surprise everyone on the continuous progress model. The difference is that on discontinuous progress that outcome is essentially guaranteed.