Agreed. I know my takes can be unpopular here. It isn't that I don't believe in conspiracies, it's just that I tend to accept the simplest explanation.

It is possible we are on the verge of "jobs apocalypse" or even "break containment and kill all humans." It is possible that these AI barons really are just concerned about the welfare of humanity. But a much simpler explanation is just ordinary grifting.

I guess we'll know in a few more years. In 2022, Sam Altman said we were probably within 1000 days to AGI or something like that. The three years have passed. The results are... mixed. AI has certainly advanced, but nowhere near what was predicted 3 years ago. It'll be 2030 before you all know it (there are conspiracy theories about the time acceleration too, as has been posted here, but I tend to think we are all just getting older!).

Agreed. I know my takes can be unpopular here. It isn't that I don't believe in conspiracies, it's just that I tend to accept the simplest explanation.

It is possible we are on the verge of "jobs apocalypse" or even "break containment and kill all humans." It is possible that these AI barons really are just concerned about the welfare of humanity. But a much simpler explanation is just ordinary grifting.

I guess we'll know in a few more years. In 2022, Same Altman said we were probably within 1000 days to AGI or something like that. The three years have passed. The results are... mixed. AI has certainly advanced, but nowhere near what was predicted 3 years ago. It'll be 2030 before you all know it (there are conspiracy theories about the time acceleration too, as has been posted here, but I tend to think we are all just getting older!).