AGI by 2030? Racing the Clock on AI Takeover Risks
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Welcome to this episode of NNC Daily News! Today, we're diving into a variety of compelling stories from around the globe.
In this episode:
• 🤖 AGI timelines: 2027–2030 forecasts, with some pushing to post-2040, driven by scaling laws and rapid compute growth.
• ⚠️ Takeover risk as misalignment: from AGI to superintelligence by 2030–2035, where goals not aligned with human values could cause catastrophic outcomes (think paperclip maximizer).
• 📈 Exponential trends: non-linear capability jumps, compute power surges, and projections of training on datasets surpassing today’s internet by 2025.
• 🏛️ Constraints and accelerants: energy limits, ethics, regulation, and geopolitical AI races that could speed timelines to 2027.
• 🛡️ Cyber parallels and safeguards: lessons from ransomware/deepfakes, need for AI safety protocols, red-teaming, and potential pauses vs. competitive pressures.
• 🌍 Upside potential: breakthroughs in fusion energy by 2032 and rapid medical advances—if alignment and governance keep pace.
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