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1. mupuff1234 · 1791037154 · focus · HN ↗

   Idk why anyone thinks there can be AGI and alignment, seems almost like an oxymoron to me.

   1. Zambyte · 1791037438 · focus · HN ↗

      "AGI" says nothing about how intelligent a system is, only that its intelligence it does have is generally applicable.

      1. jeremyjh · 1791038322 · focus · HN ↗

         There are different usages, but this is not one I've heard before. If there is no floor to intelligence then this criteria was met with GPT 2.

         1. HarHarVeryFunny · 1791039130 · focus · HN ↗

            I suppose you're pointing out that pre-RL models were less jagged hence more general (universally dumb)?
         2. Zambyte · 1791078779 · focus · HN ↗

            Yes. People think of "AGI" as this sci-fi supernatural beast, but the reality is that AGI alone is pretty boring, and we've had it for awhile. ASI (or weak ASI) is where things really start getting weird.

            (And, despite what the president of the United States mandates, we have not actually achieved super intelligence yet).

            1. jeremyjh · 1791126645 · focus · HN ↗

               No, when people use this term it means something closer to: "can do any economically valuable task that a human can do using a computer". This is what the labs are pursuing and refer to as AGI.

               Your usage is not one I've heard before since - as you point out - it is not a relevant capability.

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