Sam Altman goes SCORCHED EARTH! Meta, GPT-5, ASI and more!

Competitive Landscape - Meta views OpenAI as its biggest competitor, and it's likely other top tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon share this view due to OpenAI's advancements in AI innovation and expansion into hardware and consumer applications [1] - Meta has been aggressively trying to recruit OpenAI researchers, offering signing bonuses of over $100 million [1] - The AI world is hyper-competitive, making it uncertain who will ultimately succeed [17] Technological Advancements & Future Developments - OpenAI is developing technology that could potentially revolutionize self-driving for standard cars [3] - OpenAI believes AI will discover new science, potentially dwarfing other advancements in the long term [2] - OpenAI is working on hardware, potentially in collaboration with Johnny Ive, to create a new type of computer designed for the AI era, which may involve a device that is highly aware of its environment and interacts in a more contextual way [19][21] - OpenAI is aiming for humanoid robots within 5 to 10 years, acknowledging the mechanical engineering challenges involved [6] Product Roadmap - GPT-5 is expected to be released sometime this summer [8] - Future models like GPT-5 and GPT-6 will be all-encompassing, eliminating the need to choose between different versions [9] Business & Ethical Considerations - Sam Altman expressed regret that Elon Musk allegedly abused his power in the government to unfairly compete with OpenAI [12] - OpenAI defines super intelligence as a system capable of autonomous discovery of new science or greatly increasing the capability of people using the tool to discover new science [18]