[ExI] Is AI about to take off fast?

[Jason Resch]

On Sat, May 24, 2025, 1:29 AM Giulio Prisco via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Is AI about to take off fast?


If we take a step back and appreciate the progress we've seen in AI from
less than 10 years ago, it's unavoidable to conclude AI isn't already
taking off fast.

We went from this crude image generation:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1605.05396 (see the birds and flowers)

To this (full video and sound generation nearly indistinguishable from
reality):
https://youtu.be/Y9UX2qnJwPA

Imagine going to the year 2000 and telling them what would be possible in
25 years:

1. General purpose learning algorithms that can teach themselves to play
any game given only the rules, and one taught itself to play chess better
than any human (or any human programmed chess engine) in just four hours.

2. AI that has effectively solved the protein folding problem.

3. AI that can receive a question in natural language and generate a
reasonable response on any topic, pass engineering interviews, win at
programming competitions, pass the bar, score over 100 on IQ tests (155
verbal IQ), and again, self taught from reading the internet.

4. Cars that pilot themselves through our busy city streets being in full
production and available to the public.

Would you be believed?

Would anyone deny that is incredible progress, or that were in the midst of
an AI take off?

I think humans have less than 2 years left as the undisputed smartest
creature on this planet.

Jason


Also, new writings about plasma and zero
> point metafysiks.
> https://www.turingchurch.com/p/is-ai-about-to-take-off-fast
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