One red queen race possibility for the age of agentic AI: a race to get individual superpowers.

2026-02-23 · Bits and Bobs 2/23/26

One red queen race possibility for the age of agentic AI: a race to get individual superpowers.
- Everyone gets an edge over their peers if they apply AI more effectively.
- But then their peers compete too and they have to push even harder to regain their edge.
- This could end up in a hobbesian hellscape.

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