Squawk on the Street SOTS 2nd Hour: Breaking News at UnitedHealth, and A Deep Dive with OpenAI’s Sam Altman 12/4/24
Dec 4, 2024
Sam Altman, Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, dives into the future of artificial intelligence at the New York Times Dealbook Summit. He discusses the groundbreaking collaboration with Microsoft and examines the societal impacts of AI advancements. The conversation touches on the ethical dilemmas of generative AI, the financial landscape of emerging technologies, and insights into the ongoing AGI debate. Altman also shares his personal thoughts on responsible technology use and the balance of passion and commerce in the evolving AI industry.
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Superintelligence Timeline
- Sam Altman predicts the arrival of superintelligence within a few thousand days and acknowledges the transformative impact of AI.
- He emphasizes the significant advancements in language models and their potential to reshape various aspects of life.
Key Inputs for Scaling AI
- Scaling AI models requires compute, data, and algorithms, which can be traded off against each other.
- Algorithmic gains are the most impactful but rare, while compute gains are more readily achievable.
AGI Impact and Safety
- Sam Altman believes AGI's arrival will be sooner than expected but less impactful than feared.
- He anticipates a long transition from AGI to superintelligence, where safety concerns become more prominent.