The New AGI breakthrough Is Far Crazier Than People Realize
Tom Bilyeu examines AGI's rapid rise and its effects on jobs, wealth, and geopolitics, alongside commentary on Iran, housing, and far-left ideology.
The gist
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AI is closing the gap between top and average performers, which will wipe out middle management and reward those who master AI tools.
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OpenAI is slowing frontier AI development because alignment work cannot keep up with capability gains, but governments are unlikely to pause for strategic reasons.
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Housing search volume has surpassed 2008 levels, signaling affordability stress that could drive voter backlash before the midterms.
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Iran is weakening financially from oil blockades and may escalate militarily out of desperation, raising the risk of a broader multi-front conflict.
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"If you guys spent any time this weekend looking at OpenAI's release of ChatGPT GPT-6 Astra, it is completely insane. I got my first trial run of it this weekend and looking at what this is going to be able to do in terms of its impact on jobs..."
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