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There's a "wall of fear-mongering and doomerism" in the AI world right now.

"Worrying about AI today is like worrying about overpopulation on Mars."

Concerns that AI could pose a threat to humanity is "preposterously ridiculous."

Claiming AI poses an existential threat is "such an extreme" and risks "wip[ing] out some of its potential benefits."

"I'm more concerned about... the risks that are here and now [than the existential threat of AI]."

Current AI is "not anywhere close" to posing an existential threat but it could in the future.

AI is the "biggest existential threat" to humanity.

AGI's worst-case scenario would be "lights-out for all of us."

Powerful AI systems "taking control" pose an "existential threat."

AI has a "10 to 25 per cent" chance of destroying humanity.

"The most likely result of building a superhumanly smart AI... is that literally everyone on Earth will die."

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"[T]here will be far greater jobs" thanks to AI and "the jobs of today will get better."

AI will probably "take over a lot of jobs," but could also "create new kinds of jobs"

"[W]e might witness the creation of a massive new unworking class."

AI "is not going to put a lot of people out of work permanently" but work will change.

AI might take away more than just "drudge work."

"AI software will be in direct competition with a lot of people for jobs."

"Automation and AI will take away pretty much all of our jobs."

Eventually, "AI will be able to do everything" and jobs will exist only for "personal satisfaction."

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Society is more likely to get "cat-level" or "dog-level" AI years before human-level AI.

"[W]e will eventually reach AGI... and quite possibly before the end of this century."

"Superhuman AIs" will be achieved "between a few years and a couple of decades."

"Digital intelligence" could overtake us within "5 to 20 years."

We may achieve "something like AGI or AGI-like in the next decade."

"[W]e could get to real AGI in the next decade."

"Human-level" AI could occur in "two or three years."

"I'd be surprised if we don't have AGI by [2029]."

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"I think, today, [China is] probably two years behind the top [AI] models [from the US]."

"Where China sits [in AI], I think, is very far behind the US."

"The United States is in a strong position to win the essential [AI] race with China."

"China will dominate AI."

"The combination with China's self-made chips + AI infrastructure stack will put China ahead of the US."

China would "undoubtedly come out on top [in the US-China AI race]."

"[I]t seems like the United States is really far ahead [when it comes to generative AI]."

"China will lead the world in AI development."

In 2025, "China will start to lead the AI race (as a consequence of leading the open-source AI race)."

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated he would support an artificial intelligence system eventually succeeding him as head of the company, saying he would never stand in the way of such a transition if AI becomes capable enough to run organizations responsibly.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated he would support an artificial intelligence system eventually succeeding him as head of the company, saying he would never stand in the way of such a transition if AI becomes capable enough to run organizations responsibly.

OpenAI was recently valued at $500 billion and generated more than $13 billion in revenue last year, with ChatGPT now serving more than 800 million weekly users since its launch in November 2022.

OpenAI was recently valued at $500 billion and generated more than $13 billion in revenue last year, with ChatGPT now serving more than 800 million weekly users since its launch in November 2022.

On the first full day of President Trump's second term, Altman appeared at the White House with Larry Ellison and Masayoshi Son to announce Project Stargate, a $500 billion commitment to AI infrastructure in the U.S.

On the first full day of President Trump's second term, Altman appeared at the White House with Larry Ellison and Masayoshi Son to announce Project Stargate, a $500 billion commitment to AI infrastructure in the U.S.

Altman and his husband, Australian software engineer Oliver Mulherin, welcomed a son in February 2025, with Altman describing fatherhood as his favorite thing ever in life by far and saying the experience is significantly underhyped.

Altman and his husband, Australian software engineer Oliver Mulherin, welcomed a son in February 2025, with Altman describing fatherhood as his favorite thing ever in life by far and saying the experience is significantly underhyped.

Altman addressed tensions with Elon Musk, stating it is crazy how much time Musk spends attacking OpenAI over safety concerns, adding that Musk's own company xAI has its own house on fire on these things consistently.

Altman addressed tensions with Elon Musk, stating it is crazy how much time Musk spends attacking OpenAI over safety concerns, adding that Musk's own company xAI has its own house on fire on these things consistently.

Multiple OpenAI employees expressed concerns to Forbes that the company is trying to do too much too quickly, with some worried about its ability to stay ahead in the model race after GPT-5 was viewed as disappointing.

Multiple OpenAI employees expressed concerns to Forbes that the company is trying to do too much too quickly, with some worried about its ability to stay ahead in the model race after GPT-5 was viewed as disappointing.

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