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Josh Johnson

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The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Yes.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Was it the best sex thing ever?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Not really.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

So what's the big deal about it?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

That's right, the Manhattan Project, the four-year program where the US spent the equivalent of $37 billion in today's dollars to build a working nuclear bomb.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

all in an attempt to finally defeat Barbie once and for all.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

So why is the AI infrastructure build-out costing ten times that?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Obviously, I know what AGI is, but for dumbasses like Michael Kosta who might be watching this, could you please explain it to them?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Current AI systems have narrow intelligence, which means they're great at simple tasks, but when it comes to complex actions in the real world, they... Holy shit!

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Its f***ing head fell off!

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

But these AI companies are betting billions that their systems will improve to be as capable as a human at most tasks, also known as AGI.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

My character, Megan, was that killed by AI or was that AGI?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Wait, you said you watched it.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

You didn't see me in it?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

No.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

But as billions pour into AI, some pundits are starting to use the B word.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

We are in a bubble.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

We're in a bubble of some sort that will pop at some time.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Or we're in an AI bubble.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind

Of course.