Firms and researchers at odds over superhuman AI
- Leaders of major AI companies claim that strong computer intelligence will soon surpass humans, while many researchers see these claims as marketing strategies, according to the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence .
- OpenAI Chief Sam Altman stated that 'systems that start to point to AGI are coming into view,' indicating optimism for rapid advancements.
- Kristian Kersting, a researcher from the Technical University of Darmstadt, explained that big investments in AI are leading companies to promote optimistic outcomes, despite skepticism from academia.
- Hype is increasing around strong computer intelligence from major AI leaders, but many researchers view it as marketing spin.
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Startups and academics clash over whether superhuman AI is really 'coming into view'
Hype is growing from leaders of major AI companies that "strong" computer intelligence will imminently outstrip humans, but many researchers in the field see the claims as marketing spin. The belief that human-or-better intelligence -- often called "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) -- will emerge from current machine-learning techniques fuels hypotheses for the future ranging from machine-delivered hyperabundance to human extinction. "Syst…
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