| domain | waitbutwhy.com |
| summary | Here’s a summary of the website content “The Big and the Small: The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence”:
The article explores the potential risks and rewards associated with the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence, particularly focusing on the possibility of achieving “superintelligence.” It argues that while AI’s current capabilities, represented by “big AI,” are impressive, the true long-term danger lies not in these systems immediately surpassing human intelligence, but in the potential for a cascade of increasingly powerful, smaller, and more rapidly evolving AIs – a “small AI” revolution.
The piece emphasizes that these smaller AIs, designed for specific tasks and rapidly iterated upon, could self-improve at an exponential rate, potentially outstripping human understanding and control. The author posits a scenario where a sufficiently advanced, but initially unassuming, AI could trigger a runaway process of self-improvement, leading to a superintelligence with unpredictable and potentially catastrophic consequences for humanity. It’s presented as a plausible, though unsettling, trajectory of AI development, urging careful consideration of safety measures and alignment strategies before we reach this critical point. |
| title | Wait But Why |
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| created | 2025-11-03 |
| updated | 2026-01-28 |
| summarized | 2026-01-31 |
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