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> Curious to understand where these thoughts are coming from

It's a cynical take but all this AGI talk seems to be driven by either CEOs of companies with a financial interest in the hype or prominent intellectuals with a financial interest in the doom and gloom.

Sam Altman and Sam Harris can pit themselves against each other and, as long as everyone is watching the ping pong ball back and forth, they both win.



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