AIBostrom’s ‘Superintelligence’ and the pace of AI progress
Reflecting on the book’s opening pages, a reader calls the 2017 paper “Attention Is All You Need” a turning point and argues superintelligence is within reach in 2026.
TLDR
A reader of Bostrom’s “Superintelligence” argues that in 2015, there was no way to foresee when AI or superintelligence would become reality. They describe the 2017 paper “Attention Is All You Need” as the moment everything changed. Writing in September 2026, they argue that AI has become reality and superintelligence is within reach that year.
Bostrom’s ‘Superintelligence’ and the pace of AI progress
Reflecting on the book’s opening pages, a reader calls the 2017 paper “Attention Is All You Need” a turning point and argues superintelligence is within reach in 2026.
TLDR
A reader of Bostrom’s “Superintelligence” argues that in 2015, there was no way to foresee when AI or superintelligence would become reality. They describe the 2017 paper “Attention Is All You Need” as the moment everything changed. Writing in September 2026, they argue that AI has become reality and superintelligence is within reach that year.