This is a bit of a tough read, but it’s very thought-provoking. Looking at technological and cultural reversals through a historical lens, and at the potential reversal we are living through at the moment.
I have read it. That’s the big question, for me: “Will humankind, approaching its limits, itself reverse into something opposite to its biological nature?” Some authors talk about “digital dementia”. Will AI swallow our natural intelligence and ability to think? We humans have created fantastic tools to improve our lives, but are we worshipping our own creations? It’s time to think — a very human and non-digital activity. 
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Interesting piece - and well-written - but any statements about “the future of AI” are speculative, not definitive. And, in my world, humans haven’t done a bang-up job at anything other than killing each other. So if AI wants to “swallow our natural intelligence” I am sure it will do better with that than we have in 5000 years of recorded history. All we’ve done since c. 2700 BCE is kill each other on larger and larger stages. And I’m sure we did so before that date. So, in my world, GO AI! Or Alien Invasion. Either would be fine.
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I read the article and I think it makes valid points for some people who spend too much time online, do not understand the truth (or otherwise) of what they consume, and perhaps lack critical thinking skills since this is often not taught in modern educational settings. They may also have inadequate balance in their lives between online activities and the real world. However, there is still, as there has always been, a real world and reality has a habit of intruding into human-created constructs, as it always has. The author of this article was, as I said, making a point, but since the existence of reality was never addressed, it is unknown what the author thinks about the relationship between the digital world discussed and the real world. A followup considering this would be interesting.
Well it’s of course true that reality is still there and it matters. However the mode of communication we employ is increasingly digital and decreasingly text based. I think that’s a fact. How this will impact human culture remains to be seen…