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OpenAI founder Sam Altman rang in the new year with a short message posing questions and concerns about the future of artificial intelligence (AI).
In his first tweet of 2025, Altman posted a cryptic line about being near the “singularity,” which refers to the point at which technology becomes so advanced that it moves beyond humanity’s control, potentially wreaking havoc in human civilization.
“I’ve always wanted to write a six-word story,” Altman’s post read, “here it is: close to the singularity; unclear which way.”
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently posted a six-word story about the future of AI in X. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
A few minutes later, the tech entrepreneur discovered that the meaning of the verse was unclear even to him. Altman said the message may also be about the simulation hypothesis.
“(It’s supposed to be about either 1. the simulation hypothesis or 2. the inability to know when the critical moment in takeoff actually occurs, but I like that it works in many other ways as well.),” the post reads. . “Rise” likely refers to the point where the technological singularity begins.
The simulation hypothesis, which is the theory that humans exist in a computer simulation, is generally considered less realistic than the idea of a technological singularity. It is considered more of a philosophical discussion than a scientific or political one.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left, is interviewed by Charles Payne as he visits “Making Money With Charles Payne” at Fox Business Network Studios, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images/Getty Images)
OpenAI was founded by Altman and other tech entrepreneurs in 2015, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk left the company in 2018, unhappy with the company’s leadership and achievements.
In 2024, Musk charged OpenAI with developing artificial general intelligence (AGI), or the ability of a machine to perform any task a computer can. The SpaceX founder claimed that OpenAI’s GPT-4 language model had achieved AGI.
OpenAI has denied that GPT-4 is capable of AGI, but Altman recently hinted that it could take off in 2025.
“What are you excited about in 2025?” Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan asked Altman in a November 8 YouTube interview. “What’s coming?”
“AGI,” Altman replied. “I’m excited about it.”
The ChatGPT logo appears on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration in Reno, Nev., Jan. 3, 2025. (Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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