forecasting – John Rector

Dark editorial cover reading 1,355 Days in serif type over a faint grid, with a large ghosted 2030 bleeding off the lower right corner.

1,355 Days: What a Thirteen-Year-Old Will Never Do

August 16, 2026 jsrector

ChatGPT shipped 1,355 days ago. Run the same span forward and it lands on May 2, 2030, when a kid who is thirteen today turns seventeen — likely without ever taking a driving test, waiting on a diagnosis, or being offered an entry-level job. … Continue reading1,355 Days: What a Thirteen-Year-Old Will Never Do

Artificial Intelligence, Papers

Where Do We Measure Intelligence?

August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 jsrector

Every failed attempt to measure intelligence looked inside the entity. Intelligence is not a property of an apparatus but of an encounter — and the Reality Equation puts a coordinate on exactly where that encounter happens. … Continue readingWhere Do We Measure Intelligence?