#419 – Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI
Lex Fridman Podcast
AGI's Impact on Future Expectations
The development of AGI has changed the world's expectations for the future by making people take it more seriously and putting humanity on a new trajectory. While the achievement of AGI is significant and could be satisfying for a career, it is not considered a threshold that will change the world itself in a dramatic way like a singularity level transition. AGI may not have transformed the global economy significantly, but it is seen as a valuable tool for various applications. The speaker believes that a major achievement for AGI would be enhancing the rate of scientific discovery, which is crucial for driving real economic growth through scientific and technological progress.
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