the world has changed dramatically in only one year. these advancements in AI are talked about everywhere and by everyone. in 2018 i warned people i knew and i

the world has changed dramatically in only one year. these advancements in AI are talked about everywhere and by everyone. in 2018 i warned people i knew and i wrote many comments online warning people that huge changes were coming. almost every single person on HN insisted that GTP was just a parlor trick because it would ramble sometimes, get stuck in loops and overall did not demonstrate the insane level of lucidity that it does now. almost every single person on HN would silently downvote my comments. almost every single HN user insisted that AI could never progress to where it is now. well here is my bittersweet vindication. watching people move the goalposts is like watching a supernova. its so powerful and unbelievable that it can only be compared to a force of nature. commenting a sentiment that doesnt paint AI as harmless is like screaming into a hurricane. i dont even know why i bother anymore. but let me just say it: i think carmack made a great point when he said that the first AGI will be a bunch of lower AIs plugged into each other. GTP doesnt behave in a sentient way but it is very similar to more primitive parts of the mind. its like a persons intuition. dont be fooled by the limitations of any one model. whats important is the road we are on. and for the hundredth time i will scream into the wind: there absolutely is hope in the idea of preventing AI from progressing rapidly or even at all. to do so is absolutely necessary for us to preserve anything that we would consider a good life for future generations. and i will offer a prediction. nobody will agree with me. but after a handful of explosive advancements in AI, everyone will agree with me.