Silicon Valley Cools on AGI Hype, Warms to Superpowered AI Risk

Silicon Valley Cools on AGI Hype, Warms to Superpowered AI Risk

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The AI conversation in Silicon Valley appears to be pivoting. While the feverish pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) may be losing some steam, anxieties surrounding the potential dangers of superpowered AI systems are reportedly intensifying. Despite the shifting focus from one specific AI milestone to another, the underlying concern about the profound implications of increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence remains a prominent topic of discussion among tech insiders. This shift in sentiment was originally highlighted in a Reddit post on r/artificial (https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1mznru7/agi_talk_is_out_in_silicon_valleys_latest_vibe/).