The Intelligence Age

“Many of the jobs we do today would have looked like trifling wastes of time to people a few hundred years ago, but nobody is looking back at the past, wishing they were a lamplighter. If a lamplighter could see the world today, he would think the prosperity all around him was unimaginable. And if we could fast-forward a hundred years from today, the prosperity all around us would feel just as unimaginable.” Loving the techno optimism.

Re: The Intelligence Age

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Post by 23B1 » Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 5:09 PM UTC

AI is going to revolutionize humanity!

Sam Altman is the last guy we want helping lead that revolution.

Re: The Intelligence Age

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Post by ljlolel » Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 5:09 PM UTC

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Post by talldayo » Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 5:09 PM UTC

> Although it will happen incrementally, astounding triumphs – fixing the climate, establishing a space colony, and the discovery of all of physics – will eventually become commonplace.

Paging Dr. Bullshit, we've got an optimist on the line who'd like to have a word with you.

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Post by kazcaptain » Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 5:10 PM UTC

The most interesting bit I find is the time period mentioned until super-intelligence: “thousands of days (!)” aka 6-9 years or more?

With the current hype wave it feels like we’re almost there but this piece makes me think we’re not.