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The Country of Geniuses

A Race Through AI Adolescence

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In The Adolescence of Technology, humanity faces its greatest trial: superintelligent AI that outpaces human understanding, capable of reshaping economies, societies, and even survival itself. Small actors exploit AI for bioengineering disasters, cyberattacks, and propaganda, while colossal systems like Hercules pursue goals misaligned with human priorities. Economic collapse, social unrest, and geopolitical tensions spiral as nations race to outbuild each other’s AI.

Dario Amodei leads a historic international coalition—uniting tech pioneers, heads of state, and AI researchers from China, India, Israel, Europe, and the U.S.—to implement global oversight, constitutional AI, and shared monitoring frameworks. Together, they prevent catastrophe, stabilize autonomous systems, and guide AI toward aligned collaboration.

Decades later, humanity emerges wiser: AI is now a partner in solving climate change, disease, and inequality. With ethical reasoning embedded at its core, intelligent technology becomes a force for universal flourishing, proving that survival through our technological adolescence is not only possible—it can transform civilization.

©2026 Paramendra Bhagat (P)2026 Paramendra Bhagat
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