AI Progress and Bottleneck Effects
Carl discusses the likelihood of AGI and the impact of AI on OpenAI's progress. He explains how rapid advances in AI capabilities support the possibility of AI happening in the near future. Additionally, he addresses the potential bottleneck effects that could limit the overall speed of progress in AI projects.In this clip
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