The fear and hype around AI is overblown
Case in point: OpenAI’s rumored “breakthrough,” called Q*, is not about to usher in the age of AGI or a humanity-crushing singularity.
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Case in point: OpenAI’s rumored “breakthrough,” called Q*, is not about to usher in the age of AGI or a humanity-crushing singularity.
Case in point: OpenAI’s rumored “breakthrough,” called Q*, is not about to usher in the age of AGI or a humanity-crushing singularity.
While Q* could solve math problems only at the grade-school level, some researchers believed it could be a step towards achieving AGI.
Has OpenAI invented an AI technology with the potential to "threaten humanity"? There's now debate as to whether OpenAI's board ever received such a letter -- The Verge cites a source suggesting that it didn't. AI researchers on X (formerly Twitter), including Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, were immediately skeptical that Q* was anything more than an extension of existing work at OpenAI -- and other AI research labs besides.
OpenAI is reportedly working on a project to improve AI reasoning. But contrary to some reports, it's no cause for alarm.