Why I’m Feeling the A.G.I. - The New York Times

Summary

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The article discusses the imminent development of artificial general intelligence (A.G.I.) and highlights that A.I. systems are rapidly improving and surpassing human capabilities. Many experts believe A.G.I. could be announced within the next few years, leading to significant changes in our world. It emphasizes the need for society to prepare for this shift, as many people are currently unprepared for the impact of powerful A.I.

Key Takeaways:

1. Stay informed about advancements in A.I. and their implications.
2. Engage in discussions about A.G.I. and its potential effects on society.
3. Advocate for sensible regulations and safety measures in A.I. development.

Highlights from Article

I believe that when A.G.I. is announced, there will be debates over definitions and arguments about whether or not it counts as “real” A.G.I., but that these mostly won’t matter, because the broader point — that we are losing our monopoly on human-level intelligence, and transitioning to a world with very powerful A.I. systems in it — will be true.

I believe that over the past several years, A.I. systems have started surpassing humans in a number of domains — math, coding and medical diagnosis, just to name a few — and that they’re getting better every day.

there is no realistic plan at any level of government to mitigate the risks or capture the benefits of these systems.

“Over the past year or two, what used to be called ‘short timelines’ (thinking that A.G.I. would probably be built this decade) has become a near-consensus,” Miles Brundage, an independent A.I. policy researcher who left OpenAI last year, told me recently.

The most disorienting thing about today’s A.I. industry is that the people closest to the technology — the employees and executives of the leading A.I. labs — tend to be the most worried about how fast it’s improving.

Some tech leaders worry that premature fears about A.G.I. will cause us to regulate A.I. too aggressively. But the Trump administration has signaled that it wants to speed up A.I. development, not slow it down. And enough money is being spent to create the next generation of A.I. models — hundreds of billions of dollars, with more on the way — that it seems unlikely that leading A.I. companies will pump the brakes voluntarily.

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