A former OpenAI researcher became so convinced that the technology would usher in doom for humanity, he left the company and called it out.

Dark Forecast

"The world isn’t ready, and we aren’t ready."

OpenAI Insider Estimates 70 Percent Chance That AI Will Destroy or Catastrophically Harm Humanity

Geoffrey Hinton fears that we aren't doing enough to ensure the safe development of AI, with military applications posing the biggest threat.

Outmoded and Outfoxed

There's also a "significant chance" that AI will take control, he says.

Godfather of AI Says There's an Expert Consensus AI Will Soon Exceed Human Intelligence

An OpenAI safety worker quit his job, arguing in an online forum that he had lost confidence that the Sam Altman-led company will "behave responsibly around the time of [artificial general intelligence]," the theoretical point at which an AI can outperform a human.

Not Aligned

Is OpenAI really committed to ensuring that an AGI won't go rogue?

OpenAI Safety Worker Quit Due to Losing Confidence Company "Would Behave Responsibly Around the Time of AGI"

The CEO of Mistral, Europe's brightest new AI firm, is calling bull on the quest for AGI, which he says is akin to the desire to create God.

AGI Is Dead

"I don't believe in God. I'm a strong atheist. So I don't believe in AGI."

Mistral CEO Says AI Companies Are Trying to Build God

A new study suggests that advanced AI models are pretty good at playing dumb — which might have massive implications as they get smarter.

Play Dumb

"We may underestimate their capabilities for an extended period, which is not a safe situation."

AI Can Pretend To Be Stupider Than It Really Is, Scientists Find

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is predicting that we will achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI) by 2026.

Smarter Than Elon

Whatever you say, Elon.

Elon Musk Says That Within Two Years, AI Will Be "Smarter Than the Smartest Human"

In a legal response, OpenAI has pushed back against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's lawsuit against it, accusing him of making "incoherent" claims.

Butthurt

The company is calling his "convoluted" bluff.

OpenAI Ridicules Elon Musk's "Incoherent" Lawsuit

There may not be AGI yet, but as one of the leading experts in the theoretical field claims, it may get here sooner rather than later.

Matter of Time

It's a bold prediction.

Artificial Superintelligence Could Arrive by 2027, Scientist Predicts

In the interest of transparency, OpenAI has published its communications with Elon Musk amid his lawsuit against the company he helped found.

But His Emails!

Extremely well-played. 

OpenAI Leaks Elon Musk's Emails Showing He Was on Board With Cash Grab

A new Amazon AI model is, according to the researchers that built it, exhibiting incredible language abilities that it wasn't trained on. 

Large Language

Whoa.

Amazon AGI Team Say Their AI Is Showing "Emergent Abilities"

A renowned Chinese scholar has unveiled what he's calling the world's first AI child — and she might bring the technology into a new age. 

AGI Girl

"She discerns right from wrong, expresses her attitudes in various situations, and has the power to shape the future."

Scholar Creates AI-Powered Simulated Child

Mark Zuckerberg is planning to spend billions of dollars to build and open-source human-level AI — and that idea is pretty freaky.

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