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On the subject of AI replacing heretofore normal human activities, Mr. Amodei, born in 1983, writes with the wide-eyed wonder of a high-school-aged techno-utopian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“We want to take the heretofore somewhat passive experience of going into a theater, and we want to expand that and give people a chance to do other things and have fun,” Brein said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The storm is expected to impact Southern California starting Sunday evening through Monday, bringing rainfall amounts heretofore unheard of during the summer months.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Or, for that matter, super soldier serums that transform heretofore gentle scientists into a pair of Avengers.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2023

He turned the Klan’s secrecy against itself by making its private information public; he converted heretofore precious knowledge into ammunition for mockery.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt