It’s also possible that investing not in “what’s most likely to make AGI” but “what’s most likely to make me money before AGI based on market speculation” is throwing fuel on the ungrounded-speculation bonfire. Which attracts sociopaths rather than geeks. Which cripples real AGI efforts. Which is good. (Not endorsing this, just making a hypothesis.)
It’s also possible that investing not in “what’s most likely to make AGI” but “what’s most likely to make me money before AGI based on market speculation” is throwing fuel on the ungrounded-speculation bonfire. Which attracts sociopaths rather than geeks. Which cripples real AGI efforts. Which is good. (Not endorsing this, just making a hypothesis.)