Sam Altman said something that should wake everyone up.
He was asked when AI will achieve AGI and ASI. He pointed out that the definition has been changed repeatedly by different people. He said if you went by definitions five years ago we would already be at AGI now. Instead what is really important, according to him, is not the definition of AGI or ASI but rather the rate of improvement of AI of doubling it's capability every six months for the next five years.
I don't think many people will fully appreciate the significance of what he just said. When you hire an employee at a fortune 500 company from a top 20 university the company is not concerned with how productive you will be the first year. The issue for them and the reason they hired you and the reason your university education is so important is that it demonstrates you are trainable. In the same way they aren't concerned with whether or not AI can do the job at the fortune 500 company but rather that it is able to be trained. So whether it is at AGI in 2025, or 2026 doesn't matter to the company. If it can be trained and if it will be twice as powerful every five years and if after 5 years it will be at super intelligence then that means now is the time to train it, now is the time to embrace it and use it.
When a fortune 500 company hires an employee they are looking at a ten year investment. If you take that same approach of looking at Return on Investment of AI over the next ten years it is crystal clear now is the time to use it in your company.
He was asked when AI will achieve AGI and ASI. He pointed out that the definition has been changed repeatedly by different people. He said if you went by definitions five years ago we would already be at AGI now. Instead what is really important, according to him, is not the definition of AGI or ASI but rather the rate of improvement of AI of doubling it's capability every six months for the next five years.
I don't think many people will fully appreciate the significance of what he just said. When you hire an employee at a fortune 500 company from a top 20 university the company is not concerned with how productive you will be the first year. The issue for them and the reason they hired you and the reason your university education is so important is that it demonstrates you are trainable. In the same way they aren't concerned with whether or not AI can do the job at the fortune 500 company but rather that it is able to be trained. So whether it is at AGI in 2025, or 2026 doesn't matter to the company. If it can be trained and if it will be twice as powerful every five years and if after 5 years it will be at super intelligence then that means now is the time to train it, now is the time to embrace it and use it.
When a fortune 500 company hires an employee they are looking at a ten year investment. If you take that same approach of looking at Return on Investment of AI over the next ten years it is crystal clear now is the time to use it in your company.