Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, recently shared insights in an interview with Dwarkesh Podcast, highlighting the nearing end of exponential AI growth and the onset of a transformative phase by 2026. He envisions a 'genius nation' within data centers, where AI models will possess the collective intelligence of thousands of top scientists, operating continuously.Amodei suggests that AI is transitioning from being an assistant to a 'super entity' capable of setting directions, deep reasoning, and cross-domain innovation. While tasks like programming may reach superhuman levels within a year or two, challenges remain in training AI for unverifiable tasks, such as planning Mars missions or writing novels.