> it’s burning through $7 billion a year to fund research and new A.I. services and hire more employees
And at some point one of these companies will reach the point it does not need as many employees. And has a model capable of efficiently incorporating new learning without having to reset and relearn from scratch.
That is what AGI is.
Computing resources for inference and incremental learning will still be needed, but when the AGI itself is managing all/much of that, including continuing to find efficiencies, ... profitably might be unprecedented.
The speed of advance over the last two decades has been steady and exponential. There are not many (or any) credible signals that a technical wall is about to be encountered.
Which is why I believe that I, I by myself, might get there. Sort of, kind of, probably not, probably just kidding. Myself.
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Another reason companies are spending billions is to defend their existing valuations. Google's value could go to zero if they don't keep up. Other companies likewise.
It is the new high stakes ante for large informational/social service relevance.
And at some point one of these companies will reach the point it does not need as many employees. And has a model capable of efficiently incorporating new learning without having to reset and relearn from scratch.
That is what AGI is.
Computing resources for inference and incremental learning will still be needed, but when the AGI itself is managing all/much of that, including continuing to find efficiencies, ... profitably might be unprecedented.
The speed of advance over the last two decades has been steady and exponential. There are not many (or any) credible signals that a technical wall is about to be encountered.
Which is why I believe that I, I by myself, might get there. Sort of, kind of, probably not, probably just kidding. Myself.
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Another reason companies are spending billions is to defend their existing valuations. Google's value could go to zero if they don't keep up. Other companies likewise.
It is the new high stakes ante for large informational/social service relevance.