I think we’ll experience the roll out of AI as a similar set of implementations at work and in our homes. The media and VC-fueled startups might still talk about step-changes, like AGI, but that won’t change the substance, speed, or inevitability of the underlying process.
We’re missing the point if all we see is a technology that helps us write things or find better deals on shoe prices or, at the other extreme, might fix climate change or annihilate humanity.
Understanding the accuracy and reliability of AI should inform our decisions about if, when, and how we integrate it into our lives. We’re never going to have it if businesses and governments have their way.
AGI is an engineer’s wet dream masquerading as a vision for the rest of us.
Many say that we shouldn’t worry about lost jobs whatsoever because tech always creates new ones. People must become “tech savvy” and learn to live with AI, in much the same way that we were told to adapt to the inevitability of social media. But we know the truth.
“AGI,” may one day fully mimic human capabilities, and the boffins behind the tech are racing to realize it. But even if they program it to simulate fear of getting unplugged, it won’t be the same as possessing a personal awareness of death.
AI agents are the Holy Grail of AI development because embedding us in intelligent systems will integrate our lives into their operation and make our experiences privy to their intentions.
Disbanding the risk research team at OpenAI isn’t news. The news is that it was never going to change anything in the first place.
A flurry of statements on social media and a round of articles followed by a corporate mea culpa that will be soon forgotten along with the ad itself. A few hours of attention in another week of AI’s relentless progress. But maybe it touched a nerve?
People possess no inherent ownership claim to the intricacies of nuanced judgement or precision handiwork. Machines will be able to do whatever we do only better, faster, continuously and more consistently. It’s just a matter of time. That means there’s a better candidate getting ready to take your job.