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What do you think about reaching AGI? (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by BalakeKarbon@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It seems like a lot of professionals are thinking we will reach AGI within my lifetime. Some credible sources say within 5 years but who knows.

Either way I suspect it is inevitable. Who knows what may follow. Infinite wealth gap growth, mass job loss, post-work reforms, I'm not sure.

A bunch of questions bounce around in my head, examples may be:

Will private property rights be honored in said future?
Could Amish communities still exist?
Is it something we can prepare for as individuals?

I figured it is important to talk about seeing as it will likely occur in my lifetime and many of yours.

Edit: linked AGI wikipedia

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[–] SEND_BUTTPLUG_PICS@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You could just Google it. AGI stands for Artificial General Intelligence. It's not the type of Ai that we have today.

There's a great book about the pros and cons of AGI called "Superintelligence" by Nick Bostrom that I'd recommend reading if you have any interest in the topic.

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah I know I an google it. But at the same time, I could expect that in a general community people take care to contextualize what they write about.