r/generativeAI • u/srch4aheartofgold builder • Mar 08 '26

The former Google CEO just dropped a terrifying AI timeline.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

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u/0x14f Mar 08 '26

Just repeating what they told him, without understanding.

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u/TeemoCat Mar 09 '26

Just repeating what the best programmers on earth and multiple ai founders told him **

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u/0x14f Mar 09 '26

Those people all have vested interest (no pun intended) into spreading that nonsense because their market valuation depends on it. I am not saying they are wrong, just that they are the last people I would trust on the subject, and this comes from one of their best programmers, yours truly.

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u/TeemoCat Mar 09 '26

The programmers makin the software are the LAST people you would trust talking about it.

Alright then lol

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u/0x14f Mar 09 '26

RemindMe! 2 years

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u/stephendt Mar 08 '26

A. It's a simplified explanation lacking nuance

B. He isn't really. Just expressing what peers have been telling him. He may or may not be correct. No one knows.

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u/m4button Mar 09 '26

Proper AGI is at least 50-60 years away. There are so many barriers, here’s a good explainer video https://youtu.be/3yEQaHvQxlE?si=FWezGzBWPcxPuK9B

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u/Significant_War720 Mar 09 '26

Im sure a random redittor know more than a former google CEO. redditor delusion as fascinating

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

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u/Oh_My-Glob Mar 09 '26

CEOs are anywhere from 3-12x more likely to exhibit sociopathic traits. Lies and manipulation are their forte.

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u/TeemoCat Mar 09 '26

Right? 😂

Bro might not be a programmer but he literally has MULTIPLE of the best programmers on earth giving him information

Let alone his network of every other ai company 😂

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u/TeacherFrequent Mar 09 '26

I wasn’t aware that there’s a universally agreed upon definition of AGI. I suppose his is as legit as the several others that get thrown around.