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Is OpenAI fooling us?

13:35Marco Montemagno · podcast RSS

Montemagno proposes a speculative thought experiment: might major AI companies release progress gradually after achieving more internally? He considers technical, commercial, regulatory and safety reasons, comparing the strategy to an athlete improving records in small increments. The discussion raises questions about concentrated power and unequal access to information, while explicitly acknowledging that the hypothesis is conjecture rather than an established fact.

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Montemagno proposes a speculative thought experiment: might major AI companies release progress gradually after achieving more internally? He considers technical, commercial, regulatory and safety reasons, comparing the strategy to an athlete improving records in small increments. The discussion raises questions about concentrated power and unequal access to information, while explicitly acknowledging that the hypothesis is conjecture rather than an established fact.

Key points

  • The idea of an internally available AGI is posed as a hypothesis, not a discovery.
  • Release timing and infrastructure readiness can depend on many factors.
  • The central concern becomes the advantage held by those controlling technology and information.
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