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4 people · 5 quotes · 21 May 2024 to 18 Sep 2025
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Huang predicts AGI will arrive within five years if defined as passing current benchmark tests.
“And if that's the definition of AGI, I will I'll make a guess. It's probably definitely within the next five years.”
Gurley argues trillion-dollar companies developing AGI should be accessible to retail investors, not just private markets.
“I don't like the idea that you could have a company that could theoretically go to a trillion dollars in enterprise value, could theoretically develop AGI, and a retail investor never has a shot to invest in that company. I just don't think that's good for the structure of our markets.”
Gerstner cites Sam Altman's Gentle Singularity blog arguing AGI won't arrive as sudden disruption.
“I don't know if you read Sam Altman's blog that was out this week called the Gentle Singularity.”
Patel describes Anthropic as cult-like with more unified AGI vision and mission focus than OpenAI.
“They are a bit of a cult. Right? They've they believe in the mission much more than any other lab. Not that OpenAI people aren't cultists as well.”
Patel explains Anthropic's strategy prioritizes solving software engineering and computer use to accelerate AGI development recursively.
“First, we have to solve software engineering, and then we can use that to build all the other pieces. Right? First, we have to solve computer use.”