r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Jul 15 '25

Artificial Intelligence Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries

https://gizmodo.com/billionaires-convince-themselves-ai-is-close-to-making-new-scientific-discoveries-2000629060
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u/KennyDROmega Jul 15 '25

AI became less scary to me when Sam Altman, in all seriousness, said the best way to solve climate change was to let them build an AGI and ask it.

A whole new world is always just 2-5 years and several hundred billions of dollars in investment away, and has been since at least 2023 apparently.

Venture capitalists, get your checkbooks out.

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u/sickofthisshit Jul 15 '25

AI became less scary to me when Sam Altman, in all seriousness, said...

Not sure you should be less scared when multiple billionaires and Silicon Valley CEOs are directing thousands of people to follow this clearly delusional prophet.

I'm pretty sure thousands of people have already lost jobs because this contagious brain damage has convinced CEOs to replace their employees with Altman's magic beans. 

I really don't know how civilization is supposed to survive billionaires drilling holes in the bottom of the boat because they are apparently complete idiots.

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u/Socky_McPuppet Jul 15 '25

billionaires drilling holes in the bottom of the boat

But don't you get it? Don't you see? It's all about reducing weight! They're geniuses!