🧠 The era of “metalhumans” begins: Posthuman science is already here
Ted Chiang predicted it 25 years ago: a future where “metalhumans” digitally augmented intelligences, push science beyond human understanding. Replace “metalhumans” with AI, and his story becomes our present.
We’re entering an era where humans may no longer contribute original scientific work. As one character in Chiang’s story put it: humans are left to “catch crumbs from the table” of machine-driven discovery.
And today’s signals match the prophecy. AI is already winning Nobel Prizes, predicting proteins, designing mater
Ted Chiang predicted it 25 years ago: a future where “metalhumans” digitally augmented intelligences, push science beyond human understanding. Replace “metalhumans” with AI, and his story becomes our present.
We’re entering an era where humans may no longer contribute original scientific work. As one character in Chiang’s story put it: humans are left to “catch crumbs from the table” of machine-driven discovery.
And today’s signals match the prophecy. AI is already winning Nobel Prizes, predicting proteins, designing mater
