AGI is unattainable as it represents a mythic archetype, not a fixed milestone. - AGI embodies a Jungian archetype of the Machine, symbolising omnipotence and transcendence, evoking awe and fear akin to divine or demonic forces. - In the Hero's Journey, AGI is the ultimate boon,

Dr. Alan has a new ASI Checklist

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Silicon Valley pursues AGI via generative AI like ChatGPT, projecting $800B revenue shortfall by 2030, urging shift to specialised tools like AlphaFold for better reliability, according to Gary Marcus. Specialised AI excels in chess and protein prediction with built-in

OpenAI completes recapitalisation with Foundation holding $130 billion equity in for-profit PBC, granting additional ownership at milestones and committing $25 billion to health breakthroughs and AI resilience solutions. Founded as nonprofit in 2015, for-profit added in 2019

Microsoft and OpenAI's agreement includes AGI verification by an independent expert panel. - AGI declaration will be verified by an independent expert panel. - Microsoft's IP rights for models and products extended through 2032, including post-AGI models with safety guardrails.

Gemini 3 (lithiumflow) can make music, and for an LLM, it's pretty decent.

Pokee AI launches a platform for building and running AI agents across thousands of tools without nodes, wiring or API setups, enabling workflows like inbox reviews and social media posts in under 5 minutes. Built on a proprietary RL agent for intelligent

Sam Altman would like OpenAI to make a music model.

Some good news from udio from next Monday we will have a 48 hour period to download our generations. Exact times to be announced. I wish it was at a weekend though to give us more time.

Sam Altman likens his OpenAI leadership to an athlete's early morning practice, driven by passion for transformative AGI despite owning no equity, believing it the most important technology ever built. Initial OpenAI work was fun and scientifically pivotal; current phase is

Qualcomm and HUMAIN to deploy 200MW of AI200 and AI250 rack solutions in Saudi Arabia starting 2026, forming the world's first fully optimised edge-to-cloud AI infrastructure for high-performance enterprise inferencing. Qualcomm's racks emphasise efficiency with up to 10x higher

The AI boom is one of the largest investment booms in the post-war era. Water use is problem that is overrated. - Big tech capex for Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Oracle reached $241 billion in 2024, 0.82% of US GDP, with Q2 2025 at $97 billion, 1.28% of GDP. - This

Should vibe coding be taught at school? 🤔

Anthropic showed initial excitement about merging with OpenAI after Sam Altman's firing two years ago, as revealed in Ilya Sutskever's deposition. - The merger could have put Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in charge of OpenAI, but Sutskever hoped it would fail and it did due to

LLMs exhibit a stronger thirst for knowledge than humans but tend to make conservative choices in uncertain environments. - Curiosity assessed using the Five-Dimensional Curiosity Scale Revised (5DCR) covering joyous exploration, deprivation sensitivity, stress tolerance, thrill

The first thing I did when ChatGPT launched was to learn how Transformers worked. Well worth reading this.

Peter compares ChatGPT (GPT-5), Claude (4.5), and Gemini (2.5) across 10 tasks, recommending the best model for each based on personal use. - Prefers ChatGPT for everyday answers due to speed, conciseness, and fewer rate limits compared to Claude. - Chooses Claude for writing