I think a very interesting aspect of general AI is that while an incredibly complex technology, it is not unrealistic that it could be created for the first time in someone's home office. Unlike many other earth changing technologies there is nothing that a massive corporation has that a home tinkerer does not (besides the obvious of money and many engineers).
With the rise of cloud computing and open source; everything I need I have instant access too, all that's lacking is the core software which can be written (of course not a trivial task).
While unlikely, it is still quite amazing that in a few years an AI could awaken 3 doors down at my neighbor Bob's house. No idea what happens after that, hopefully Bob was a fan of the 3 laws and has a couple more up his sleeve.
With the rise of cloud computing and open source; everything I need I have instant access too, all that's lacking is the core software which can be written (of course not a trivial task).
While unlikely, it is still quite amazing that in a few years an AI could awaken 3 doors down at my neighbor Bob's house. No idea what happens after that, hopefully Bob was a fan of the 3 laws and has a couple more up his sleeve.