AI Warning Goes Virally Viral Again | Generated by AI
Question: What does the recent hot X tweet saying “something big is happening” refer to?
Answer:
Recent posts on X containing phrases like “something big is happening” are mostly casual or promotional replies, not tied to one massive viral event today. Many echo a popular recent essay by AI entrepreneur Matt Shumer titled “Something Big Is Happening” (published around early February 2026), which has gone extremely viral.
The essay warns that AI progress is accelerating dramatically right now—similar to how COVID arrived suddenly in early 2020—and most people are unprepared for how fast it will reshape jobs, economies, and daily life. Key points include:
- AI capabilities are improving at an astonishing pace, surprising even the researchers building it.
- A tiny group of people (a few hundred at labs like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind) are effectively shaping humanity’s future.
- Automation is already hitting coding and other digital tasks hard, with self-improving AI accelerating the cycle.
- While some jobs will disappear, early adopters who use AI effectively will become extremely valuable.
- The piece urges people not to panic but to adapt quickly and embrace the change.
It reportedly received tens of millions of views (some claims reach 80M+), sparking debates, breakdowns, responses, and criticisms (e.g., hype vs. reality, lack of hard data on immediate mass job loss). Many recent X posts reference it directly or use the phrase in AI, crypto, or general “big shift” contexts.
Other recent uses of the phrase on X today appear in scattered contexts:
- Political/geopolitical comments (e.g., momentum building, vague “something is happening”).
- Crypto promotions (e.g., blockchain AI projects or rewards).
- Replies to Tesla/Giga Berlin recruitment success or unrelated news.
No single new “hot” breaking-news tweet dominates with that exact phrase right now; the biggest recurring hot topic linked to it remains Matt Shumer’s viral AI warning essay from earlier this month.
References:
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[Something big is happening in AI — and most people will be blindsided Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/something-big-is-happening-ai-february-2020-moment-matt-shumer) -
[Why is “Something Big Is Happening” Trending Today? IT Jobs at Risk? Matt Shumer Warning AI News (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twzlk4flhFo)