By now, many of us are probably familiar with artificial intelligence hype. AI will make artists redundant! AI can do lab experiments! AI will end grief!
Even by these standards, the latest proclamation from OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, published on his personal website this week, seems remarkably hyperbolic. We are on the verge of "The Intelligence Age", he declares, powered by a "superintelligence" that may just be a "few thousand days" away. The new era will bring "astounding triumphs," including "fixing the climate, establishing a space colony, and the discovery of all of physics."
However, even setting aside these motivations, it's worth taking a look at some of the assumptions behind Altman's predictions. On closer inspection, they reveal a lot about the worldview of AI's biggest cheerleaders—and the blind spots in their thinking.
Steam engines for thought?
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