Comment by zulban
14 hours ago
> Even if they do make that breakthrough I don't see how that will equate to that kind of valuation
The superintelligence breakthrough..? I don't think you realize what that word means. Every single white collar job could be automated immediately with a worker better than any human. Yes, superintelligence sounds fantastical because it is. Try to have some imagination. It's worth far more than 300 billion. Whether they'll get there or not is the valuation question.
Yeah, but at that point is the company that developed the superintellegence really relevant any more? Doesn't the superintellegence take over and capture all the value for itself? If the concept of 'value' even has the same meaning any more. In truth at that point the foundations of our economic system have been profoundly reconfigured. Your VC investments may be completely irrelevant.
Depends on whether it's a fast or slow takeoff and the control problem. Both are open questions.
Personally I think we're in the midst of a slow take-off because AI researchers and IT support for them are all using AI. That gives companies plenty of time to get a wild valuation from having a baby superintelligence.