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OpenAI founder Sam Altman released a short message raising questions and concerns about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in the new year.
On Saturday, Altman published a cryptic statement in his first X post of 2025, saying that we are approaching a “singularity.” The singularity is the point at which technology becomes so advanced that it is beyond human control and can wreak havoc on human civilization.
“I’ve always wanted to write a six-word story,” Altman’s post reads, adding, “This is it. Close to the singularity. We don’t know which side we’re on.”
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently posted a six-word story about the future of AI at X. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
After a few minutes, the tech entrepreneur revealed that even he was unclear about the poem’s meaning. Altman said the message could also be about a simulation hypothesis.
“(It’s supposed to be about 1. the simulation hypothesis, or 2. the impossibility of knowing when the critical moment of takeoff actually occurs, but I like that it works in a lot of other ways as well. ),” the post said. . “Take-off” probably refers to the point at which technological singularity begins.
The simulation hypothesis, the theory that humans exist within a computer simulation, is generally considered less realistic than the idea of a technological singularity. It is considered more of a philosophical discussion than a scientific or political one.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) is interviewed by Charles Payne at “Making Money With Charles Payne” held at the Fox Business Network Studios in New York City last month. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images/Getty Images)
OpenAI was founded in 2015 by Altman and other technology entrepreneurs, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk left the company in 2018 after becoming dissatisfied with the company’s leadership and performance.
In 2024, Musk accused OpenAI of developing artificial general intelligence (AGI), the ability for machines to perform any task that a computer can perform. The SpaceX founder claimed that OpenAI’s GPT-4 language model achieved AGI.
Although OpenAI denies that GPT-4 has AGI capabilities, Altman recently suggested that GPT-4 could be widespread by 2025.
“What are you looking forward to in 2025?” Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan asked Altman in a Nov. 8 YouTube interview. “What’s going to happen now?”
“AGI,” Altman replied. “I’m really looking forward to it.”
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