I don't want to detract from his numerous accomplishments, but I feel that he has Nobel disease [1] when it comes to the topic of AGI/machine consciousness and the trajectory of AI progress. He isn't a neuroscientist, and there's really nobody alive who can confidently make the kinds of predictions he's making. It's frustrating to watch what are basically wild guesses, being presented as anything but that. Many people with comparable backgrounds, who are still active in the field at the cutting edge, have very different outlooks than he does.
anotherhue|4 months ago
Awards: Rumelhart Prize (2001) Turing Award (2018) Dickson Prize (2021) Princess of Asturias Award (2022) Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
jimbo808|4 months ago
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_disease
grantcas|4 months ago
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