As researchers talk about the arrival of supersmart AI, far fewer voices are trying to envision and articulate what a world awash in AI might actually look like
What to make of the statements of the AI labs? — Recently, something shifted in the AI industry.
Most of my conversations about AI devolve into a question of “when will this happen”, rather than “what do we do when this all happens?” @emollick.bsky.social nails it, we need to be asking what we do next, yesterday, not when the changes start rolling in. — www.oneusefulthing.…
Over the past year, I've discussed “AI as a junior employee” as a near-term goal and “AI surpassing human intellect” within my lifetime. Now, the industry treats the first as reality and the second as imminent.
There has been a definite shift in recent weeks where insiders in the various AI labs are suggesting that very intelligent AIs are coming very soon. I wrote a bit about why this might be happening and what we can take away from their apparent confidence. https://www.oneusefulthin…
Ethan Mollick: “Recently, something shifted in the AI industry. Researchers began speaking urgently about the arrival of supersmart AI systems, a flood. …