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Why the Race to AGI is Humanity’s Defining Moment
And Why It Heralds a New Technological Race
An ASI entity would have cosmic power — to deny it is to fool oneself.
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Greater Power Than Nuclear Weapons
The USA recently set up a committee that proposed AGI as the world’s next Manhattan project and that achieving AGI is the most important goal that humanity has now.
I believe, from the bottom of my heart, that they are right.
Hold on, Thomas, you might say.
You have numerous articles — more than ten at least — dedicated to the danger of AGI and what could happen if AI gains the upper hand over humanity.
Why are you changing your stance now?
Because I do not think AGI is decades away.
I feel it could become a reality in 5 years. Or less.