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Daily Productive Sharing 1156 - Reflections by Sam Altman

Daily Productive Sharing 1156 - Reflections by Sam Altman
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At the start of the new year, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, reflected on the past two years:

  1. There is still so much to understand, so much we don’t know, and it’s still early. But compared to when they started, they know a lot more now.
  2. Nearly nine years ago, they founded OpenAI because they believed AGI was possible and that it could become the most impactful technology in human history.
  3. At the time, few people cared about this field, and those who did mostly thought they had no chance of success.
  4. They always believed that a tipping point would eventually arrive, sparking the AI revolution, though they didn’t know when or how it would happen.
  5. Building a company at such high speed without relevant training has been a chaotic process, often taking two steps forward and one step back (or sometimes one step forward and two steps back).
  6. Moving at high speed in uncharted territory is an incredible experience, but it’s also extremely stressful for everyone involved. Conflicts and misunderstandings are frequent.
  7. He also recognized the importance of having a board with diverse viewpoints and broad experience in tackling complex challenges. Good governance requires trust and credibility.
  8. The past two years at OpenAI have been equivalent to a decade at a typical company. When a company grows and evolves this quickly, diverging interests are inevitable.
  9. Their vision remains unchanged, but their strategies will continue to evolve.
  10. They now have new goals that they couldn’t have understood a few years ago, and there will be future goals they can barely imagine today.
  11. Superintelligent tools could significantly accelerate scientific discoveries and innovation, far beyond what they could achieve on their own, and further increase societal prosperity and abundance.
  12. It might sound like science fiction, and even somewhat crazy to discuss now, but that’s okay—they’ve been there before and are willing to go there again.

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在新年伊始，Open AI 的 CEO -- Sam Altman 回顾了过去两年：

  1. 还有太多需要理解的地方，还有太多我们不知道的事情，这一切依然很早。但相比刚开始时，他们已经知道得多了；
  2. 他们在近九年前创立了 OpenAI，因为他们相信 AGI 是可能的，而且它可能成为人类历史上最具影响力的技术；
  3. 当时几乎没有人关心这个领域，即使有人关注，也大多认为他们不可能成功；
  4. 他们一直坚信，总有一天会达到一个临界点，AI 革命会由此启动。但他们不知道具体会是哪一刻；
  5. 以如此高的速度建立一家企业，同时又缺乏相关培训，这是一个混乱的过程。往往是两步向前，一步向后（有时甚至是一步向前，两步向后）；
  6. 在未知的领域以高速前进是一种不可思议的体验，但对所有参与者来说也极具压力。冲突和误解频频发生；
  7. 他也认识到，一个董事会需要多元化的观点和应对复杂挑战的广泛经验。良好的治理需要大量的信任和信誉。
  8. 过去两年的 Open AI 经历相当于普通公司十年的历程。当任何公司增长和进化如此迅速时，利益自然会出现分歧；
  9. 他们的愿景不会改变，但他们的策略会继续演进。
  10. 现在有一些新目标是几年前他们未曾理解的，而未来也会有他们现在难以想象的新目标。
  11. 超级智能工具可能会大幅加速科学发现和创新，超越他们单凭自身能力所能做到的一切，并进一步大幅增加社会的富足和繁荣。
  12. 这听起来像科幻小说，现在甚至说出来都有点疯狂。但没关系——他们曾经历过类似的情况，也不介意再经历一次。

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