OpenAI founder Sam Altman rang within the new 12 months with a brief missive posing questions and issues about the future of synthetic intelligence (AI).
In his first tweet of 2025, Altman revealed a cryptic verse about being close to “the singularity,” which refers back to the level at which know-how turns into so superior that it strikes past the management of mankind, probably wreaking havoc on human civilization.
“i at all times wished to write down a six-word story,” Altman’s submit mentioned, “right here it’s: close to the singularity; unclear which facet.”
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A couple of minutes later, the tech entrepreneur revealed the which means of the verse was ambiguous to even him. Altman mentioned the message might also be about the simulation speculation.
“(it is alleged to both be about 1. the simulation speculation or 2. the impossibility of realizing when the essential second within the takeoff really occurs, however i like that it really works in quite a bit of different methods too.),” the submit mentioned. “Takeoff” probably refers back to the level the place technological singularity begins.
The simulation speculation, which is the speculation that people exist in a pc simulation, is mostly thought of much less life like than the concept of technological singularity. It’s thought of extra of a philosophical dialogue than a scientific or political one.
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OpenAI was based by Altman and different tech entrepreneurs in 2015, together with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk left the corporate in 2018, dissatisfied with the corporate’s management and achievements.
In 2024, Musk accused OpenAI of creating synthetic normal intelligence (AGI), or the power for a machine to hold out any process a pc can. The SpaceX founder claimed OpenAI’s GPT-4 language model had achieved AGI.
OpenAI has denied that GPT-4 is succesful of AGI, however Altman not too long ago hinted that it may take off in 2025.
“What are you excited about in 2025?” Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan requested Altman in a Nov. 8 YouTube interview. “What’s to return?”
“AGI,” Altman replied. “I am excited for that.”
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