What initial realization caused you to recognize that scaling artificial intelligence was the defining moment of the modern era?

When we first observed empirical scaling laws, it was deeply unsettling and awe-inspiring. You could see that if you simply scaled computational infrastructure and data by a factor of one million, the systems would surpass human capabilities across virtually every cognitive and scientific domain. Looking into that trajectory was like peering into a crystal ball where the entire future of global economies and geopolitical power unfurls before you.