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Q: "After doing AI for so long, what have you learned about humans?" Sam Altman: "I grew up implicitly thinking that intelligence was this, like really special human thing and kind of somewhat magical. And I now think that it's sort of a fundamental property of matter..." It's a fascinating thought. As we peel back layers of scientific discovery, we do seem to distance ourselves from the "main character energy" role in the universe. Yet, even if we aren't unique in our intelligence, there's a profound importance in our human existence that needs preserving.
It's from his trip to India. Well worth a watch, though you may want to jump around because a lot of basics are covered:
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#Sam Altman, the CEO of #OpenAI, is arguably the most talked about tech executive in the world right now. Watch him discuss the impact of AI on businesses, jobs, and society at large. Tune in today at 6 PM ➠ bit.ly/43E56WM #ETChatWithSamAltman
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Sam does bring up consciousness as being something strange and unique about humans. This obv. wasn't the right forum to go deep on it (lol), but I'd be curious to hear his unabridged thoughts in a podcast setting.
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Perhaps? Though if we deconstruct different types of creativity - AI is already exhibiting a subset that we thought might have always been elusive to machines.
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