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Why AI improves faster than you think and why your brain can't keep up | Think again.

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Why AI improves faster than you think and why your brain can't keep up

An old story about grains of rice on a chessboard explains why the AI revolution keeps surprising you.

Erik Mus

27 February 2026Updated on 9 March 20267 min read

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From niche to everything, in five years
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What does this mean for you?
The moral of the grain of rice story

Why AI improves faster than you think and why your brain can't keep up

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