"Brevity is the soul of wit" applies strongly to LLMs. The smarter the AI is, the less tokens you need to give it to think. We'll eventually have a brief AI, but right now, they aren't smart enough for that.

Oh yeah I wasn't expecting you to read it, just answering the question of where it came from, don't worry haha. I think I understood most everything, anyways.

I don't know if links are allowed, but the post is "Why I think strong general AI is coming soon" by porby, on LessWrong.

Thanks! That helps.

I've been calling AI movies and games for over a decade now, don't take that accomplishment from me! I need it!

Do you know any specific names from Europe? I'm hoping even some translations might help me see a different perspective from the American researchers.

The problem with the idea of cyberpunk is that it pretends that capitalism can keep on going at all, when AI is going to replace ALL work within the next decade or two. How can we have cyberpunk if there's literally no work left? On the one hand, that makes Cyberpunk overly cynical, as capitalism might end due to our inability to work. On the other hand, it might not be cynical enough, as those in control of the AI work to hoard all the production of the world, and let everyone else starve to death from the inability to produce under this new system.

I am worried too, but treating art as if it's the only thing that's going to be replaced is not correct.

Absolutely. There is no way that AGI isn't a force of pure destruction if it's built under a capitalist system. THere's also no way for us to slow down and not create a misaligned ASI under our system. We need change, and we need it quickly.

So far, this feels like a fight between 2 groups of pro-capitalists: Those who believe IP law is something that needs to be made stronger, instead of abolished, and those who are okay with corporations controlling our future.

Unfortunately, the rest of us are being harmed by both of their antics.