Extremely cynical take: GPT-style ML will get us to a place that we can fool people into thinking that AGI is just around the bend, or maybe one more breakthrough away. It gives people hope, but is not a realistic foundation.
But watch for lots of breathless "look how close we are!" messages.
The other thing GPT is good for is polluting our info-sphere with stuff that sounds confident, but may be anywhere from dead right to slightly off to completely wrong. Having automated means of producing high volumes of fine-sounding nonsense is not the path to anywhere good.
But watch for lots of breathless "look how close we are!" messages.
The other thing GPT is good for is polluting our info-sphere with stuff that sounds confident, but may be anywhere from dead right to slightly off to completely wrong. Having automated means of producing high volumes of fine-sounding nonsense is not the path to anywhere good.