The Real Reason AI Companies Won’t Slow Down (It’s Not Money)
Tom Bilyeu reacts to clips of Elon Musk talking with Walter Isaacson and a former OpenAI researcher. His argument is that AI labs race ahead not for money but because of a global battle for power.
The gist
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Musk says AI has some chance of being an existential threat but he can't stop it, so he chose to be a participant.
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Musk argues truth-seeking, curious AI is safer, citing 2001: A Space Odyssey, while Bilyeu says engineering limits on AI matter more.
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Musk suggests labs hold weekly calls and test rivals' models a week before release, and Bilyeu warns regulatory capture could kill open source.
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The former OpenAI researcher says labs follow power-seeking incentives and recounts refusing a non-disparagement deal worth $2 million, about 80% of his net worth.
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Bilyeu says vibe coding has improved shockingly in 18 months, and the researcher says insiders now expect superintelligence by 2027 or 2028.
Tom Bilyeu recommends it
"If you guys have never seen the movie 2001, it is a banger. It's slow and by today's standards probably obscenely slow. It was slow when it came out, but it really is good."
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Tom Bilyeu recommends it
"It is beyond extraordinary what AI can do with code. If you guys have never tried to vibe code something, it is shocking to see how far that's come even in the last 18 months."
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"If you guys have never seen the movie 2001, it is a banger. It's slow and by today's standards probably obscenely slow. It was slow when it came out, but it really is good."
"It is beyond extraordinary what AI can do with code. If you guys have never tried to vibe code something, it is shocking to see how far that's come even in the last 18 months."
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