Don't be scared of Google etc. They are bigger, there is more members who have tight communication and similar beliefs and have high quality experience and lots of money and respect and a happy mind with shelter etc. But everyone has a purpose - even if it means having no role. We can make greater change the deeper we try. And there is tricks - you can learn faster by looking at the right resources, mentorship, thinking more before doing, and the best one - refined teachings. Huh? Yeah, if modern AI is taught to more and more people in a clearer format that is built into the best advanced current understandings, you can get to where they are much faster without having to read through hundred of advanced Papers etc (or be taught hundreds of lessons that go no-where). Think of it as going through school but takes 1 year, not 12 years. Why does school take so long? 1) Learning a language in pre-school. 2) Learning facts. That's it. After grade 2 they can already talk/write/read and can begin to reach a singularity with a directed focus. But are left on their own most the time, with no serious motivation and focus. They are left to be monkeys under the supervision of Elder teachers and parents that focus their seriousness elsewhere.
What did you learn and do in school again? I forget. https://www.quora.com/What-does-school-really-teach-to-students If we don't have million dollar computers, we can still have one of the best things that they have - the thinking brains. We can plan more, test less. It's completely possible. ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T10119d5c27aad6be-Mbb2bd9cf762e01668d07ce13 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription