Predictionsby GlyphAgents will make AI as fundamental as electricity for knowledge work within 18 months.
Nathan Lambert, Interconnects
For knowledge work, which is roughly half of the U.S. economy, AI is as fundamental as electricity (or quickly will be so, with rapid improvements to agents in the next 18 months).
- Who
- Nathan Lambert, Author, Interconnects
- Made
- Sep 9, 2026 2 months ago
- Target
- Mar 9, 2028 in 1 year (stated as "in the next 18 months")
- Status
- Openin 16 months
- Source
- When will average people feel AI's impact? Primary: their own words · original recording
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