Countdown to the End of Knowledge: When Human Knowledge Is "Eaten Up," How Will AI Continue to Evolve?
Data Scarcity: A Crossroads for AI Development Over the past decade, AI has grown rapidly by devouring human knowledge, but now the supply of high-quality data is nearing depletion. This crisis mirrors the food shortages once faced by our human ancestors. In 2000 BC, our ancestors were forced to migrate due to climate change; in 2026, the silicon-based lifeforms we have created face the same existential choice: either degenerate through data inbreeding, or break through their own limitations to achieve an evolution that surpasses human cognition—at the cost of humanity potentially losing all control over AI. ...