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That was a joke, how do people not understand that?

• omnicognate 1y ago
  Because it wasn't. It was said firmly, with a straight face in response to a simple, serious question, after an interview in which he claimed OpenAI know exactly how to get to AGI and it's just a matter of execution. Of all the possible defenses of this remark, I didn't expect that one.
  • MattRix 1y ago
    If you know how sarcasm works, that’s exactly what it looks like. Afterwards he immediately pondered the question and then gave his real answer (about looking forward to having a kid). Besides all that, think about it: if this wasn’t a joke, then why has he never said the same thing again?
    • an0malous 1y ago
      He has, many times. And when he doesn’t say it directly he insinuates it. > OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in January: “We are now confident we know how to build AGI.” This is after he told a Y Combinator vodcast in late 2024 that AGI might be achieved in 2025 and tweeted in 2024 that OpenAI had “AGI achieved internally.” https://fortune.com/2025/08/25/tech-agi-hype-vibe-shift-superpowered-ai/ https://fortune.com/2025/08/25/tech-agi-hype-vibe-shift-supe... Oh it’s all just jokes though, jokes that Sam has profited enormously from.
    • burnerzzzzz 1y ago
      calm down, in some cultures (american) sarcasm must be clearly telegraphed. In other, it would ruin the joke (british)
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