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#150 – Tom Davidson on how quickly AI could transform the world

80,000 Hours Podcast

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Bridging the Difficulty Gap in AI

This chapter examines the 'difficulty gap' in AI development, highlighting contrasting challenges in complex versus simpler tasks. The authors discuss the implications of early successes in AI, suggesting that achieving 20% task completion could accelerate advancements toward comprehensive AI. They explore the importance of compute resources, the evolution of AI systems, and the need for optimizing existing capabilities to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of artificial intelligence.

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