Is it surprising there’s a gap between their vision and reality? Obviously if all that comes to pass they’re hoping the societal implications get figured out to keep the pitchforks at bay.
FWIW no I don’t believe models can replace intellectual work because intelligence is not purpose, and no other entity can tell us what we want. While AI has made building cheap and cutting through the noise even harder, it hasn’t made deciding what to be build any easier, and personally I felt that was already the bottleneck a decade ago (think bullshit jobs, App Store saturation, etc).
Of course that’s just one perspective and I could be totally wrong. But given the situation it makes perfect sense for the big labs to stay focused on building the most valuable shovels in the world and leave the business risk and finding the money for the cash furnaces to others.
FWIW no I don’t believe models can replace intellectual work because intelligence is not purpose, and no other entity can tell us what we want. While AI has made building cheap and cutting through the noise even harder, it hasn’t made deciding what to be build any easier, and personally I felt that was already the bottleneck a decade ago (think bullshit jobs, App Store saturation, etc).
Of course that’s just one perspective and I could be totally wrong. But given the situation it makes perfect sense for the big labs to stay focused on building the most valuable shovels in the world and leave the business risk and finding the money for the cash furnaces to others.