The Forecast: Human-Level AI or Hot Air?
A new report, AI 2027, predicts AGI (artificial general intelligence) will arrive by—you guessed it—2027, followed shortly by ASI (superintelligence). The authors, some ex-OpenAI and policy wonks, claim we’re on a 24-month sprint to machines that outthink us in everything. Bold. Conveniently, this aligns with Anthropic’s CEO saying the same thing. How… coordinated. 🤖 But hold the champagne—Ali Farhadi (Allen Institute CEO) calls it “ungrounded in scientific evidence.” Translation: Nice fanfic, but where’s the data?
The Real Question: Will AGI Kill Us or Just Our Jobs?
If this forecast is right, we’re staring down two existential crises:
- Human Extinction (Google DeepMind’s paper casually mentions it’s “unlikely but possible”—comforting).
- Mass Unemployment (Fortune warns customer service, coding, and content jobs could vanish before retraining even starts).
Either way, capitalism wins.
The Philosophical Crisis: “Cogito, Ergo… Who Cares?”
Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am” is in shambles. If AI thinks better than us, what’s left? A recent study found that leaning on AI erodes critical thinking—so we’re outsourcing cognition and atrophying our brains. Peak efficiency.
So… Now What?
If AGI does land by 2027, we’ve got two choices:
- Panic (valid).
- Prepare (less fun, but smarter). Businesses need AI-proof roles. Governments need actual regulation (good luck). And individuals? Learn creativity, emotional IQ, and how to outsmart the machines—or at least unplug them. The future’s coming fast. Whether it’s revolutionary or just another hype cycle, one thing’s certain: we’re not ready. 🚨