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Sam Altman: AI now smarter than top scientists, capable of white-collar jobs

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Sam Altman has stated that artificial intelligence has surpassed the intelligence of the smartest human scientists at the beginning of the year. He further noted that AI is now capable of performing significant portions of white-collar jobs, a feat that was previously beyond its reach earlier this year. This marks a substantial advancement in AI capabilities within a short timeframe. AI

IMPACT Suggests a rapid acceleration in AI capabilities, potentially impacting a wide range of white-collar professions.

RANK_REASON Commentary from a prominent AI figure about AI capabilities.

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Sam Altman: AI now smarter than top scientists, capable of white-collar jobs

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/141_1337 ·

    Sam Altman: "At the start of this year, AI was mostly not as smart as our smartest scientists, and now it's mostly smarter than them." He also says AI can now perform large parts of white-collar jobs that were beyond its capabilities earlier this year.

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1xm44jm/sam_altman_at_the_start_of_this_year_ai_was/"> <img alt="Sam Altman: &quot;At the start of this year, AI was mostly not as smart as our smartest scientists, and now it's mostly smarter than them.&quot…

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