🚨 The AGI race is heating up… and OpenAI might be falling behind! 😱 Reports suggest Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could arrive by 2027 — but here's the twist: it won’t come from OpenAI! 🧠⚠️
In this video, we break down the latest developments, rival AI labs gaining ground, and why OpenAI may lose its lead in the race toward human-level intelligence. 🧬💻
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00:00There's a fresh player in the race to develop ultra-intelligent AI safely,
00:07a startup called Safe Super Intelligence, SSI,
00:10founded by some big names from OpenAI, who departed under controversial circumstances.
00:15So, Ilya Sutskever, who you might know as one of the brains behind OpenAI,
00:20left the company just last month, and now he's already jumping into a new venture,
00:24like almost immediately after leaving.
00:26This new company, SSI, is all about creating Safe Super Intelligence,
00:29basically making super smart AI that won't turn against us humans.
00:33Sutskever made this announcement on Twitter, or X as it's called now,
00:36after the whole Elon Musk thing, saying, and I quote,
00:39But it's not just a solo gig for Sutskever.
00:47He's teamed up with a couple of other heavy hitters in the AI world.
00:51There's Daniel Gross, who used to lead Apple's AI in search efforts,
00:54and Daniel Levy, another former OpenAI engineer.
00:58So, it's like a little super group of AI experts, if you will.
01:01Together, they're setting up shop in Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv, Israel.
01:05I mean, it looks like these guys are serious about their mission to keep AI safe and secure,
01:09and they're not letting any short-term business pressures get in the way, which is really cool.
01:14Now, let me give you a little backstory on Sutskever's departure from OpenAI.
01:18It actually came after some pretty dramatic events.
01:21He was part of a group that tried to oust Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, last November.
01:26Yeah, like an actual attempted coup or something.
01:29That whole episode caused quite a stir in the AI community,
01:32and Sutskever even publicly apologized later, saying he regretted his part in the attempt.
01:38It's clear that there were some deep disagreements about how to handle AI safety,
01:42which likely contributed to Sutskever and some others leaving the company.
01:46So, now Sutskever's new venture, SSI, is all about making sure AI remains safe as it gets smarter and more advanced.
01:54The company's message is clear. Our singular focus means no distraction by management, overhead, or product cycles.
02:00And our business model means safety, security, and progress are all insulated from short-term commercial pressures.
02:06But let's take a step back for a second and look at what happened with OpenAI's super alignment team, which Sutskever co-led.
02:13This team was focused on steering and controlling AI systems to ensure they didn't go off the rails, which is obviously super important.
02:20But after Sutskever and his colleague Jan Laika left, the team was dissolved.
02:24Laika, by the way, went on to join another AI firm, Anthropic, which is also working on AI safety.
02:29In a blog post from 2023, Sutskever and Laika talked about the potential dangers of super-intelligent AI
02:36and predicted that we could see AI with intelligence superior to humans within the decade.
02:41Can you imagine that? Like, AI that's smarter than us humans.
02:44They emphasized the need for research to control and restrict such powerful AI systems.
02:49This has been a consistent theme in Sutskever's work, and it's clearly something he's passionate about.
02:54Alright, so now SSI's approach is to advance AI capabilities as quickly as possible, while making sure safety measures stay ahead.
03:02They believe this strategy will allow them to scale their technology without running into major issues, which is obviously super important.
03:08Sutskever and his team are recruiting top talent for their offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv, aiming to bring together the best minds in the field,
03:18to tackle this huge challenge.
03:20As researchers and engineers continue to work on AI, the day will come when the digital brains that live inside our computers will become as good and even better than our own biological brains.
03:36There's an interesting bit about how SSI differs from OpenAI in terms of its business model.
03:42Unlike OpenAI, which started as a nonprofit and later restructured to accommodate the massive funding needs for its projects,
03:48SSI is being set up as a for-profit entity from the get-go.
03:52Daniel Gross, one of the co-founders, mentioned that raising capital won't be an issue for them,
03:57thanks to the booming interest in AI and the impressive credentials of their team.
04:02So they're not really worried about the money side of things.
04:05Alright, now let's talk about something that was revealed in a recent interview with an OpenAI employee.
04:10This interview was on the Hard Fork podcast by the New York Times, and it featured Daniel Cocotelo,
04:16who shared some pretty surprising insights about the internal workings of OpenAI.
04:20So get this, Cocotelo mentioned that Microsoft, which has a big partnership with OpenAI,
04:26went ahead and deployed GPT-4 in India without waiting for approval from the internal safety board.
04:32This board was supposed to ensure that any major deployments of AI were safe and well-considered,
04:37but apparently Microsoft just kind of jumped the gun, which caused a lot of disappointment and concern within OpenAI.
04:43This incident shows that even big companies can sometimes bypass important safety protocols,
04:49which is pretty alarming if you ask me.
04:51Cocotelo also talked about the culture at OpenAI after the whole Sam Altman ouster attempt that I mentioned earlier.
04:57He said there was a lot of anger directed at the safety team, which included himself.
05:01People at OpenAI felt that the safety folks were slowing down progress
05:05and that the old board wasn't honest about why they wanted to fire Altman.
05:08This created a pretty hostile environment for those focused on AI safety, which is just not cool.
05:14This tension might have been a factor in why John Leake and some other researchers decided to leave OpenAI.
05:18You remember Jan Leake, right?
05:20The guy who went to Anthropic after the super alignment team, which was crucial for AI safety, was dissolved.
05:27It's clear that there were significant internal conflicts about how to balance rapid AI development with ensuring safety,
05:33which is a tough balance to strike, for sure.
05:35Now, there was a pretty bold prediction that came out of this interview with Cocotelo.
05:39He mentioned that many OpenAI employees, including himself, believe that AGI, Artificial General Intelligence, could be here by 2027.
05:48I think that publicly available information about the capabilities of these models and the progress that's been happening over the last four years
05:54is already enough to make extrapolations and say, holy cow, it seems like we could get to AGI, you know, in 2027 or so or sooner.
06:03That's just a few years away, folks. This is a big deal because AGI would mean AI systems that are as smart as or even smarter than humans.
06:11If this prediction holds true, it could transform our world in ways we can't even fully imagine yet.
06:16Cocotelo pointed out that even publicly available information about AI's progress suggests we're on track for AGI by 2027.
06:24He said you don't need any secret info to see this coming, which is pretty mind-blowing if you think about it.
06:30This timeline is consistent with what other AI experts, including Sam Altman himself, have been saying.
06:37They've been predicting AGI within the next decade, and it looks like the consensus is leaning towards it happening sooner rather than later.
06:45So what does all this mean for the future, right?
06:47Well, if we do see AGI by 2027, it's going to have a massive impact on everything, from how we work and live to how we address global challenges.
06:56But it also means we need to be super careful about how we develop and deploy these powerful AI systems.
07:01That's where companies like SSI come in, focusing on making sure AI remains safe and beneficial for humanity, which is obviously super important.
07:09To wrap things up, let's reflect on the bigger picture here for a second.
07:13Ilya Sutskever's move to start SSI shows a strong commitment to AI safety.
07:17Despite all the drama at OpenAI, he's staying focused on what he believes is the most important challenge of our time, creating safe superintelligence.
07:25His new company, with its clear mission and talented team, is poised to make significant strides in this area, which is really exciting to think about.
07:34The insights from Daniel Kokotajlo's interview also highlight the complexities and tensions within the AI industry, you know?
07:40It's not just about making smart machines, it's about doing so responsibly and ethically, which is easier said than done, of course.
07:46The next few years are going to be crucial in shaping the future of AI, and it's going to be fascinating to see how it all unfolds.
07:53Alright folks, that's all for today's update. I hope you found this as interesting as I did.
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08:05Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next one.
