Artificial Super Intelligence – It’s Just Around the Corner
by Tony Palladino
We are living in an amazing time period, as we witness the meteoric evolution of AI. It reminds me of the Pink Floyd song, Welcome to the Machine. (Fun fact: they recorded that song’s intro using the sound made from an electric shaver.) The concept behind that song has much to do with the machine, invented by mankind, eventually consuming humanity. In today’s world, the machine has evolved quickly, about 2x every two years according to Moore’s Law. Now, the bright and shiny object is Generative AI. How long will AI hold its luster? Where are we currently along the AI journey? Will the machine, rather AI, eventually consume humanity? Perhaps it’s not a matter of “will”, but rather “when”. This raises all sorts of ethical questions. As I write this, our world leaders are trying to figure out how to regulate AI on a global scale, as if that were even possible. Let’s pause and take stock, and see what the hype is all about….
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