@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.
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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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