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> leads me to believe he may already have some novel solutions on how to tackle the problem. > That's exhilarating but also terrifying. Our still-barbarian lev
by Voloskaya 7y ago
> leads me to believe he may already have some novel solutions on how to tackle the problem.
> That's exhilarating but also terrifying. Our still-barbarian level human systems are still nowhere near ready to deal with the socioeconomic problems that may arise with AGI.
I think you are reading way too much into his statement. It's extremly unlikely that he just magically figured out a way to tackle the problem (just knowing where to get started would be massive).
- drcode 7y agoCarmack is a pragmatist- I'd doubt he'd be doing this if he didn't feel like he had some initial promising directions in mind, though I agree he's probably very early in the process still.
- Voloskaya 7y agoOr maybe when he is talking about making a dent on AGI, he is talking about a very long term objective (say 20-30 years) and he still has to figure out everything.