To mark ChatGPT’s third birthday, the Guardian’s Robert Booth tours Silicon Valley in search of the future: “Everyone is working all the time,” said Madhavi Sewak, a senior leader at Google DeepMind, in a recent talk. “It’s extremely intense. There doesn’t seem to be any kind of natural stopping point, and everyone is really kind of getting ground down. Even the folks who are very wealthy now … all they do is work.”
Summary
- The race to create the ultimate AI is raging in Silicon Valley, fueled by billions in investments and frenzied competition.
- Rival tech giants are pushing the boundaries of AI at breakneck speeds, disregarding ethical concerns and societal impact in pursuit of the 'holy grail' of artificial general intelligence.
- As the AI bubble expands, dissenting voices warn of catastrophic risks, but are drowned out by the relentless pace driven by a new generation of young, ambitious techpreneurs.
