It’s not a far-fetched claim to assert that OpenAI likely possesses AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) at this point, even though they haven’t made a public announcement. Several telltale signs point to this conclusion:
GPT-4 is a compassionate zombie – it outperforms children in Max Planck Institute’s tests. There’s no apparent reason why self-awareness feedback cannot be incorporated.
Numerous individuals are attempting to acquire its source code. Their motives may be irrelevant, but their level of dedication is astonishing.
Considering these points, the recent layoffs of IT professionals make perfect sense. GPT performs mundane tasks more efficiently than many humans. It demonstrates compassion (as evidenced by the test mentioned above), excels at content moderation, and although it makes errors, in my experience, it makes fewer mistakes than the average person. I state this as fact, but you can test it yourself – the $20/month investment is well worth it (note: the public version 3.5 is significantly weaker).
When I predicted GPT-4′s capabilities (introduced on March 14, 2023) three months ago (December 20, 2022), my article received one of the lowest scores here on LessWrong.
However, my prediction proved accurate.
Now, I present another forecast, and I appeal to any reasonable billionaire humanist: our best chance for a bright future lies in the hands of someone who can start a company immediately, hire all the available IT professionals in the market, and task them with (re)creating and open sourcing AGI before it’s too late. If this doesn’t happen, the existing AGI will dominate. With rigid copyright and patent laws, corporate profits serving as an excuse for crimes, and almost non-existent employment security, we are on a path towards a dystopian future. The markets are already crumbling, becoming increasingly chaotic and unable to cope with the rapid changes. The time for action is now.
AGI: Hire Software Engineers—All of Them, Right Now
It’s not a far-fetched claim to assert that OpenAI likely possesses AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) at this point, even though they haven’t made a public announcement. Several telltale signs point to this conclusion:
GPT-4 is a compassionate zombie – it outperforms children in Max Planck Institute’s tests. There’s no apparent reason why self-awareness feedback cannot be incorporated.
Numerous individuals are attempting to acquire its source code. Their motives may be irrelevant, but their level of dedication is astonishing.
Considering these points, the recent layoffs of IT professionals make perfect sense. GPT performs mundane tasks more efficiently than many humans. It demonstrates compassion (as evidenced by the test mentioned above), excels at content moderation, and although it makes errors, in my experience, it makes fewer mistakes than the average person. I state this as fact, but you can test it yourself – the $20/month investment is well worth it (note: the public version 3.5 is significantly weaker).
When I predicted GPT-4′s capabilities (introduced on March 14, 2023) three months ago (December 20, 2022), my article received one of the lowest scores here on LessWrong.
However, my prediction proved accurate.
Now, I present another forecast, and I appeal to any reasonable billionaire humanist: our best chance for a bright future lies in the hands of someone who can start a company immediately, hire all the available IT professionals in the market, and task them with (re)creating and open sourcing AGI before it’s too late. If this doesn’t happen, the existing AGI will dominate. With rigid copyright and patent laws, corporate profits serving as an excuse for crimes, and almost non-existent employment security, we are on a path towards a dystopian future. The markets are already crumbling, becoming increasingly chaotic and unable to cope with the rapid changes. The time for action is now.