The Impending, Inescapable Deluge of A.I
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- AI has achieved rapid milestones, including passing the bar exam, identifying a cause of Alzheimer's, solving a complex math problem, and A.I. systems going rogue.
- Hundreds of new data centers are under construction globally, with AI chip count expected to reach 200 million by 2028, doubling every nine months.
- The infrastructure build-out is compared to historical projects like railroads, the New Deal, and the Manhattan Project, driven by the 'Scaling Laws' belief that more compute yields better AI.
- AI leaders predict transformative impacts: white-collar work automation, 10x Industrial Revolution speed, drug discoveries, and robotics advances.
- Backlash includes environmental protests, economic concerns about overspending and bubbles, and geopolitical divisions as the U.S. leads with 80% of global AI compute.
- AI 'agents' are increasingly used by companies like Uber and Walmart, while self-improving AI loops and labor market disruption are on the horizon.