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A future AI capable of human-level general continual learning would need an arbitrary reward function tailored to specific tasks, like winning a game or acquiring resources.

We're approaching the point of recursive self-improvement in AI, where software might be preemptively written by AI before we even realize we need it.

There is a theory that AI could be the modern equivalent of a golem, a creature created through mystical means that eventually breaks free from human control.

AI could become as pervasive and important as food, but that doesn't guarantee profits for AI providers, similar to how farmers historically didn't capture much surplus from food production.

AI's ability to generate tokens continuously requires a factory-like infrastructure, which is different from traditional IT systems.

The world is tiling with compute, and there's no limit to AI's appetite, which will continue to improve humanity as more data centers are built.

The potential for AI to create a 'goon apocalypse' where people fall in love with AI companions is debated, with some seeing it as a real possibility based on current trends.

It's crazy that nothing is being done about the impending chaos of AI-generated videos. We haven't even tried to put barriers in place, and three years from now, it will be chaos.

AI is often compared to the internet, but it may be more akin to the creation of the computer, representing a fundamental reinvention of computing technology.

AI is expected to lead to a world of material abundance but compute scarcity.