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AI is going to 1000x the rate of scientific discovery.
There will be breathtaking consequences for society.
Here's what we need to do right now to avoid chaos:
There will be breathtaking consequences for society.
Here's what we need to do right now to avoid chaos:
I recently came across an interview with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI a few weeks before they launched ChatGPT.
They're projecting $1B in revenue by 2024.
Here's what Altman says needs to happen now to prepare for AI's exponential effect on scientific progress:
They're projecting $1B in revenue by 2024.
Here's what Altman says needs to happen now to prepare for AI's exponential effect on scientific progress:
There is currently an exponential curve that will keep getting steeper over the next 500 years.
• We will cure all disease
• We will travel to the stars
• We will have unlimited power
Who knows where the limit lies?
• We will cure all disease
• We will travel to the stars
• We will have unlimited power
Who knows where the limit lies?
The rate of change in AI is increasing year by year.
With any new technology, society has a hard time adapting.
When you add all of the scientific knowledge over the past several hundred years into one, things break.
With any new technology, society has a hard time adapting.
When you add all of the scientific knowledge over the past several hundred years into one, things break.
There has been a lot of chatter to help society adapt to this rate of change:
• How do we build resilience?
• How do we build better judgement?
• How do we re-skill people for new jobs?
Whilst all important, these are the 3 things that Altman believes are under-discussed:
• How do we build resilience?
• How do we build better judgement?
• How do we re-skill people for new jobs?
Whilst all important, these are the 3 things that Altman believes are under-discussed:
1/ How we share wealth
The fundamental forces of capitalism will break down as artificial general intelligence (AGI) takes off.
If you ask the AGI “Okay AGI, start a new trillion-dollar company.”
How we think about a world like this is not yet obvious.
The fundamental forces of capitalism will break down as artificial general intelligence (AGI) takes off.
If you ask the AGI “Okay AGI, start a new trillion-dollar company.”
How we think about a world like this is not yet obvious.
As a solution, there could be a version of basic income or basic wealth redistribution.
Altman is exploring this right now.
People haven’t properly internalised what happens if the playing fields shift this much.
Everyone assumes a small tweak in capitalism will work.
Altman is exploring this right now.
People haven’t properly internalised what happens if the playing fields shift this much.
Everyone assumes a small tweak in capitalism will work.
2/ How our access to these systems work
Altman believes the resource that matters most in a world with artificial general intelligence (AGI) is who gets to use it and what it gets used for.
Access to AGI needs to be fair and aligned with the overall well-being of society.
Altman believes the resource that matters most in a world with artificial general intelligence (AGI) is who gets to use it and what it gets used for.
Access to AGI needs to be fair and aligned with the overall well-being of society.
3/ Governance
• How do we agree on what the set of values is going to be?
• Who decides what you get to use the systems for?
• How do we reach global agreement?
We are currently not well suited for these and each will be important in the years to come.
• How do we agree on what the set of values is going to be?
• Who decides what you get to use the systems for?
• How do we reach global agreement?
We are currently not well suited for these and each will be important in the years to come.
So I asked ChatGPT for a solution: 
I hope this thread gave you some food for thought.
How we adapt to exponential scientific discovery powered by AI is a mind-bending yet inspiring topic.
What suggestions do you have to help society adapt to this growing rate of change?
How we adapt to exponential scientific discovery powered by AI is a mind-bending yet inspiring topic.
What suggestions do you have to help society adapt to this growing rate of change?
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You can find the full interview here:
youtu.be/DEvbDq6BOVM
youtu.be/DEvbDq6BOVM
If you like this piece, I wrote about it further:
noise.beehiiv.com/p/ai-paradigm-shift
noise.beehiiv.com/p/ai-paradigm-shift
