They are simply looking to steer AI policy discussions. It's basically an in-house think tank. It has all the trappings, especially with ominous prognostications like:
Today’s AI systems have impressive capabilities and the rapid pace of innovation suggests we’re now approaching artificial general intelligence (AGI), a system that exhibits all the cognitive capabilities of the human brain.
Not sure we are anywhere close to all the cognitive capabilities of the human brain... not even a severely lobotomized one.
nsagent · · focus · HN ↗
Eueudhsbsj32 · · focus · HN ↗
In which capabilities are AI not already close to or beyond that of a human brain?
talon8635 · · focus · HN ↗
It can’t even play a basic video game!
Now it can
It can never beat the best human go player!
Now it can
It can’t even make a video of will smith eating food!
Now it can
It can’t do basic math!
Now it can
It can’t code as well as a junior?
Not it can
It can’t pass the bar or other certificate exams!
Now it can
It’s never going to meet senior level programmers!
Now Linus says it’s better at coding than him
It can’t do high level maths!
Now it can
It can’t solve math problems humans cant!
Now it can
It can’t do RSI
…
talon8635 · · focus · HN ↗
That old thing?