> And I must say I am absolutely astonished people don't see this as opening the flood-gates to staggeringly powerful artificial intelligence. This looks like

> And I must say I am absolutely astonished people don't see this as opening the flood-gates to staggeringly powerful artificial intelligence. This looks like a cognitive dissonance and they are addressed by revisiting your assumptions. No flood-gates have been opened. ChatGPT definitely found uses in a few areas but the number is very far from what many people claimed. A few things are really good and people are using them successfully. ...But that's it. Absolutely nothing even resembling the beginnings of AGI is on the horizon and your assumption that the rate of progress will remain the same -- or even accelerate -- is a very classic mistake of the people who are enthusiasts in their fields. > There are hundreds of billions of dollars figuring out how to get to the next level, and it's clear we are close. This is not clear at all. If you know something that nobody else does, please let us know as well.