@bgurley: If you are on the verge of AGI or ASI, why isn’t your model smart enough to recognize espionage distillation in real ti…

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Bill Gurley critiques AI companies claiming AGI/ASI capabilities for failing to solve simpler problems like detecting espionage distillation in real time.

If you are on the verge of AGI or ASI, why isn’t your model smart enough to recognize espionage distillation in real time? You say “cure cancer in a few years.” Isn’t sniffing illicit distillation quite a bit easier than curing cancer? Why write letters to DC? Just use AGI.
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If you are on the verge of AGI or ASI, why isn’t your model smart enough to recognize espionage distillation in real time? You say “cure cancer in a few years.” Isn’t sniffing illicit distillation quite a bit easier than curing cancer? Why write letters to DC? Just use AGI.

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