I don’t know if outreach framing is safe. But if it is, this is what I would suggest:
10,000 years ago, civilization did not exist, because it required writing. The movable-type printing press was invented around 1000 years ago, the computer was around 100 years ago, and modern AI emerged around 10 years ago. Technology has advanced at an increasing rate since the dawn of human civilization, and now it’s happening significantly faster every few years. But building a machine smarter than a human is the finish line, regardless of how far away that is.
I don’t know if outreach framing is safe. But if it is, this is what I would suggest:
10,000 years ago, civilization did not exist, because it required writing. The movable-type printing press was invented around 1000 years ago, the computer was around 100 years ago, and modern AI emerged around 10 years ago. Technology has advanced at an increasing rate since the dawn of human civilization, and now it’s happening significantly faster every few years. But building a machine smarter than a human is the finish line, regardless of how far away that is.