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Read_928 - Urban Bugmen and AI Model Collapse: A Unified Theory

Bitcoin Audible · Jan 22, 2026 · 1:19:11

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"The end of mankind wouldn't even be biological in such an instance. It would be neurological."

~ Copernican

What if AI's biggest flaw - training on its own recycled data - isn't just a tech glitch, but a universal law unraveling societies, economies, and even mouse utopias?

Dive into this mind-bending theory that ties neural networks to human decadence, explores why socialism collapses like a bad map, and questions if superintelligence is doomed to diminishing returns - could this be the hidden force behind our cultural breakdown?

Check out the original article: Urban Bugmen and AI Model Collapse: A Unified Theory (Link: https://alwaysthehorizon.substack.com/p/urban-bugmen-and-ai-model-collapse)

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