Unleashing the Future: Alan Turing’s Theory and the Impending Rise of Artificial General Intelligence
Over the past five years, I’ve stood before numerous audiences, encouraging them to ponder the exponential trajectory of AI’s development.
As I often say, the speed at which exponentially growing technologies evolve and the remarkable strides they take can often defy intuition. We’ve witnessed extraordinary milestones, from AlphaGo’s awe-inspiring victory over the world’s best Go player to the astonishing musical compositions of AI-driven systems like AIVA. However, most of what I shared was speculative — a glimpse into a future borrowed from minds that are wiser, smarter, and more intimately acquainted with the technology than mine.
The examples that I refer to above have remained key milestones and staple references for the most part. But we’re now at a stage where the tables have turned — where the examples of AI demonstrating mindblowing capabilities are endless, with new releases from startups and existing software giants filtering our social media feeds on a daily basis. The pace of research has been exponentially growing, with over 3000 AI papers released each day.
I now confidently say that AI is experiencing its long-awaited “exponential moment.” (or, as Max Tegmark says, the “holy shit” moment).
