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title: 'Eliezer Yudkowsky:??There are no hard problems, only problems that are'
slug: 'eliezer-yudkowsky-there-are-no-hard-problems-only-problems-t'
date: 2026-05-13
type: 'post'
status: 'published'
tags: ['ai', 'linkedin-original']
abstract: 'Eliezer Yudkowsky:??There are no hard problems, only problems that are hard to a certain level of intelligence.'
license: 'CC-BY-4.0'
author: 'Jed Anderson'
co_authors: []
canonical_url: 'https://jedanderson.org/posts/eliezer-yudkowsky-there-are-no-hard-problems-only-problems-t'
original_source: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedanderson432/'
original_date: 2026-02-01
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Eliezer Yudkowsky:??There are no hard problems, only problems that are hard to a certain level of intelligence. Move the smallest bit upwards [in intelligence] and some problems move from "impossible" to "obvious." Move a substantial degree upwards, and all of them will become obvious."

This new equation helps answer, explain, and predict . . .

- Why is AI becoming so powerful?
- Why is society advancing so quickly?
- Where are we headed?

Exciting times.

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*Originally posted on LinkedIn with an attached feed document.*