Technology is accelerating exponentially. Human biology isn’t. I’ve spent nearly
By Abi Harmon · October 21, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
Technology is accelerating exponentially. Human biology isn’t.
I’ve spent nearly two decades in technology, and I’ve never seen a gap quite like the one we’re creating.
AI capabilities are advancing at a staggering pace. The amount of work we can accomplish, the speed at which we can make decisions, and the expectations for productivity are all changing.
But our brains and bodies are still operating on biological systems that evolved over thousands (and millions) of years.
We still need sleep. The biohackers have admitted they were wrong on this guy.
We still have finite attentional capacity. We still experience uncertainty as a life threat.
And our nervous systems still respond to chronic pressure, regardless of how sophisticated our tools become…
I spend a lot of time these days with founders and executives navigating this tension.
We’re investing billions in making technology faster.
But how much are we investing in helping humans adapt?
We can’t upgrade our biology at the pace we’re upgrading our technology, though bionic man is definitely in our future.
Worth reading Ethan Mollick’s latest exploration of the exponential curve we’re living through.