They think a next token predictor model is alive or can become AGI/ASI. Altman talked about making a religion. Amodei talks about "building a God" and meets with religious leaders (including the Vatican).
I'm convinced these CEOs have "AI psychosis" [1].
LLMs are extremely powerful pseudo-AI and will bring a pseudo-singularity, but they are not true AI [2] and a human at the wheel is still needed for the foreseeable future. The impact is still scary if a tiny fraction of humans are augmented 100x or 1000x. But it ain't no standalone Skynet.
I'm convinced these CEOs have "AI psychosis" [1].
LLMs are extremely powerful pseudo-AI and will bring a pseudo-singularity, but they are not true AI [2] and a human at the wheel is still needed for the foreseeable future. The impact is still scary if a tiny fraction of humans are augmented 100x or 1000x. But it ain't no standalone Skynet.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatbot_psychosis
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room