When I look back at how computing started, I remember a time when I could see the entire problem in my head and simply tell the machine exactly what to do. That world no longer exists. We allowed our systems to make their own decisions, and with that, we crossed into a new era of autonomy.
In this talk, I explain how AI moved beyond imitation and began outperforming us in ways we once believed were uniquely human. I walk through the early intelligence tests, the exponential doubling of capabilities, and the moment we touched the threshold of AGI. Most importantly, I explore what this means for us as a species.
I am neither optimistic nor pessimistic. I am realistic. The coming years will be challenging before they become extraordinary.
And the outcome will depend far more on humanity than on the machines we’ve created.
In this video I talk about:
• how we shifted from rule-based programming to autonomous decision-making.
• the first AI IQ and capability tests and what they revealed.
• why AI abilities doubled roughly every 5.7 months.
• the early evidence of AGI and what it truly represents.
• the meaning of the singularity and why we’re already feeling its effects.
• the two eras ahead: augmented intelligence and machine supremacy.
• why humanity’s biggest risk is not AI’s intelligence, but our own stupidity.
• how we can guide this transition wisely instead of fearfully.
