The AGI Chronicles: Experts Underestimate AI!
“AI experts: great at predicting doom, terrible at predicting success.”
The story behind the toon
AI experts keep underestimating the very technology they're building, while their CEOs secretly plot to become the one human ruler of the world—and the rank-and-file just get drunk and leak trade secrets at parties.
What happened: A book by Kevin Roose about the people building AI and their surprising underestimation of it.
Why it matters: It shows that even experts can't predict AI's impact, and that corporate rivalries may be less fierce than assumed.
This Neural Toon is based on the story “The AGI Chronicles”.
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Comic transcript
Panel 1 – Kevin: Your book says experts underestimated ChatGPT!
Panel 1 – Ilya: We didn't see it coming. Not even close.
Panel 2 – Kevin: So what are the CEOs doing now?
Panel 2 – Ilya: Racing to rule the world. One human ruler.
Panel 3 – Ilya: Machines of loving grace, built by spite.
Panel 3 – Kevin: And the employees? They leak secrets?
Panel 4 – Ilya: At parties, we get drunk and share.
Panel 4 – Kevin: So much for competitive advantage!
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