Category Archives: Artificial General Intelligence

Everyone is now talking about AI, but few have the faintest glimmer of what is about to hit them. Thats a quote from Leopold Aschenbrenner, a San Francisco-based AI researcher in his mid 20s who was recently fired from OpenAI and who, according to his own website, recently founded an investment firm focused on artificial general intelligence. Aschenbrenner, a former economics researcher at Oxford Universitys Global Priorities Institute, believes that artificial superintelligence is just around the corner and has written a 165-page essay explaining why. Continue reading →

This week youre receiving two free articles. Next week, both articles will be for premium customers only, including why Sam Altman must leave OpenAI. Ill be in Mykonos this week and Madrid next week. Continue reading →

Our US correspondent gets into the details of AI and the use cases that it has, or may have, for the wealth management, banking and family offices sector. A rapidly-evolving field, this article flags a range of important themes Continue reading →

The Gist Artificial general intelligence (AGI) has been the Holy Grail of AI for many decades. AGI is an application of strong AI that is defined as AI that can perform as well or better than humans on a wide range of cognitive tasks. Continue reading →

Welcome to an end of week update from Unmade. Today, we share some proposals formulated at our HumAIn conference on how the marketing and media industry should be addressing the arrival of generative AI and the approach of artificial general intelligence. Continue reading →

Bill Gates speaks at the Global Solutions Summit on May 07, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Continue reading →

by Vaughn Hannon, The Bezark Company, introduction by Adam Bezark. The technological advances of the past few years have brought both promises and challenges to the LBE landscape. In this three-part mini-series,Adam Bezarkand members ofThe Bezark Companyteam share their perspectives on how advances in generative AI and xR may shape our experiences and the tools we use to create them Continue reading →

In the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), the concept of superintelligence looms large as a potential game-changer, surpassing human capabilities and ushering in a new era of unprecedented technological advancement. However, with this power comes significant risks, prompting the emergence of initiatives like Safe Superintelligence aimed at ensuring AI aligns with human values to avert catastrophic outcomes. This article delves into what superintelligence entails, its implications, and how the concept of safe superintelligence seeks to safeguard humanity Continue reading →

Artificial Intelligence, at its core, involves creating systems that can perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence. These tasks range from recognizing speech, making decisions, and visual perception to understanding natural language. The foundation of AI lies in machine learning, a subset of AI that focuses on the development of algorithms that allow computers to learn and make decisions based on data Continue reading →

"That's pretty f**ked up." Big Talk In a new interview, a former OpenAI employee made a striking claim about his ex-employer's plans for artificial general intelligence (AGI) or, more specifically, how to make a bunch of money off it. During a lengthy interview with tech podcaster Dwarkesh Patel, ex-OpenAI safety researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner claimed that he'd heard tell "from multiple people" that his erstwhile employer had, in years past, schemed to start a global AGI bidding war. "At some point several years ago, OpenAl leadership had laid out a plan to fund and sell AGI by starting a bidding war between the governments of the United States, China, and Russia," Aschenbrenner told his podcasting friend, adding that it was "surprising" that his onetime employer would be "willing to sell AGI to the Chinese and Russian governments." "There's also something that feels eerily familiar about starting this bidding war and then playing them off each other, saying, 'well, if you don't do this, China will do it," Aschenbrenner continued Continue reading →