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CEO: Autonomous Super Agent - Sept 2040

The blog highlights the seismic shifts in technology and the rising dominance of AI, relegating human roles to the background and marking the beginning of a new era of Super AI capabilities.

On September 25ᵗʰ, 2040, it was a picturesque fall day in Silicon Valley, with clear skies, a temperature of 72°F, and a gentle breeze. At 8:55 a.m., Jeff, the CEO of QuantumChip, the world's second-largest manufacturer of quantum chips, was preparing for an important staff meeting. At precisely 8:59 AM, he launched the AI Communication Platform. One by one, the executives began to log in: Tom, the CIO; Megan, the CMO; Kiran, the CTO; Amir, the COO; along with the legal team.

This meeting is crucial for the company as the third quarter comes to a close in just five days. Jeff is feeling anxious about the sales for this quarter and whether the company will meet its targets. Last quarter, the company missed its goals, resulting in a 25% decline in stock value, and it has yet to recover. Another miss could have a severe impact on the stock. With a board meeting approaching, Jeff worries that the board will question some of his strategic decisions, especially since he chose to go against the recommendations of his Chief Operating Officer.

Jeff starts the meeting promptly at 9:00 AM and engages in some light conversation with his team. Amir is the first to share updates, and the news is quite grim. Sales figures have dropped significantly, and it appears they will fall short of their earnings target by 0.25 cents per share, resulting in an expected earnings report of $ 0.25 instead of the anticipated $0.50 per share.

The new plant intended to launch in China last month has yet to start operations and is now delayed by three months, pushing back the release of the new product by the same amount of time. The reports from the CMO and CTO are grim, and Jeff realizes he's in a precarious situation. Last quarter, the company lost $25 billion in market capitalization, and he anticipates another significant drop in the stock market in just three weeks when earnings are announced.

Jeff realizes that he's reached a pivotal moment. He possesses an MBA from Stanford, where he served as class president and graduated summa cum laude. Following his MBA, he was highly sought after in the job market. However, his rival CEO boasts PhD credentials from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. This competitor is not a person at all; it is an Autonomous Super Agent, backed by a super data center filled with quantum computers powered by nuclear reactors.

Jeff realizes that he's up against an unwinnable challenge. His intellect pales in comparison to that of the other CEO. Jeff's team, classified as Artificial Super Agents, lacks the autonomy and credentials of their rival's CEO and their team. Times have changed, and so has the world.

At 10:15 AM, Jeff concludes his staff meeting, fully aware that the company he established fifteen years ago can no longer maintain its competitive edge with him at the helm. He reaches out to the Chairman of the Board to request an urgent meeting for the following day. The next day, Jeff steps down as the CEO of QuantumChip. Following a brief discussion, the board approved a $100 million budget to procure the Autonomous Super Agent as Jeff's successor.

A new chapter awaits these two quantum chip giants as two highly credentialed Autonomous Super Agents gear up to face off against one another, both bolstered by super data centers. Their models are so intricate that their inner workings remain veiled mainly in mystery, yet they consistently deliver results that surpass human capabilities. They tackle complex challenges that elude human understanding and grasp intricate nuances that boggle the mind.

Welcome to this brave new world, where Super AI reigns dominant, relegating humans to minimal roles, if any. The implications are staggering, and the future, with all its promise and uncertainty, lies before us.

**Note about the author:**

Tariq Siddiqui, a Senior Digital Architect with 35 years of experience in the IT industry, reflects on the seismic shifts in technology that have shaped our world.

He began his career at Lotus Development Corp, working on Lotus 1-2-3—a software that may be a distant memory for today's youth. Back then, in terms of excitement, buzz, and transformative potential, it was the 'ChatGPT' of its era. Throughout his journey, he has witnessed the evolution of web technologies, cloud computing, mobile applications, blockchain, and many other innovations. Yet, none of these pale in comparison to the extraordinary potential that Super AI holds for our collective future.