This essay made me stop mid-read. Dario Amodei — PhD from Princeton, former VP of Research at OpenAI, now CEO of Anthropic — just published a 15,000-word essay called Machines of Loving Grace. This is the same person who has repeatedly warned that AI could be one of the most dangerous technologies humanity has ever built. Which makes what he actually wrote even more striking. His core prediction: by 2035, AI systems smarter than Nobel-level scientists could run in millions of copies simultaneously. He describes it as entire countries full of geniuses living inside data centres. And according to him, that level of intelligence could: - Cure most cancers - Treat Alzheimer's - Solve mental health conditions we still can't crack today - Dramatically extend human lifespan This isn't hype from a tech influencer. It's a careful, long-form argument from someone who understands both the danger and the potential better than almost anyone alive. The people who understand these shifts earl...