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chrisc82 t1_jeebekc wrote

Reply to comment by ItIsIThePope in We have a pathway to AGI. I don't think we have one to ASI by karearearea

This is why I think there's going to be a hard (or at least relatively fast) takeoff. Once AGI is given the prompt and ability to improve it's own code recursively, then what happens next is truly beyond the event horizon.

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ItIsIThePope t1_jeeipqy wrote

It really is wild, considering the AGI will be in the same such awe as us when it finally creates ASI!

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MayoMark t1_jeg8gkl wrote

Coding its own simulations could help AI learn some things, but some fields, like quantum mechanics, cosmology, biochemistry, and neuroscience, would probably still require physical experimentation. AI could help with that and even suggest experiments, but it would still need the results of the experiments to reach conclusions.

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