On: Nvidia predicts AI models 1,000,000X more powerful...

[CharlesW]

This is hyperbolic, of course. But it makes Kurzweil's 2045 prediction of the singularity not as outlandish as it first seemed. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/reaching-s...

[karmakaze → CharlesW]

He predicts 2029 as when machines will pass a "valid Turing test", one that goes for hours.

[oneoff786 → CharlesW]

Still outlandish. Not especially well defended either.

[meowface → oneoff786]

We're far enough away from 2045 that it seems hasty to completely discard it as outlandish. But, yes, unlikely.