Quote of the day by ARC Prize co-founder François Chollet: "OpenAI basically set back progress to AGI by five to 10 years"
But does that mean that they're all on the right path? "If we don't figure out how to make it safe, there's a real possibility it could destroy us. Nobody knows how to estimate the probability of that—the point is we've never been in this situation before.
- ▪But does that mean that they're all on the right path?
- ▪"If we don't figure out how to make it safe, there's a real possibility it could destroy us.
- ▪Nobody knows how to estimate the probability of that—the point is we've never been in this situation before.
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| Publication time | Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000 |
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Pro Quote of the day by ARC Prize co-founder François Chollet: 'OpenAI basically set back progress to AGI by five to 10 years' — critiquing the industry's overindulgence in large language models Opinion By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 3 October 2026 AI models are becoming more and more advanced, but that doesn't mean the underlying architecture will lead us to human-like intelligence When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
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