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AIs smarter than people "within probably the next 20 years"

“most of the experts in the field think that sometime, within probably the next 20 years, we’re going to develop AIs that are smarter than people.”

Geoffrey HintonComputer scientist; 2024 Nobel laureate in PhysicsSaid · Source: theguardian.com

Context: Hinton on BBC Radio 4, as reported by the Guardian (Dec 27, 2024); framed as the view of most experts, which he endorses.

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Our interpretation: by 27 Dec 2044, AI systems exceed human experts at most cognitive tasks.

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Specificity
1 of 3 (vague or hedged)

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