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ChatGPT 5.4 Thinking is very strong. Is anyone else impressed by this thing? No one (ie, people in the streets, co-workers at non-tech job, people at bars) has yet said to me "AGI is here." Am I missing something?
No comment on version 5.4 specifically, but as they say, the future is already here, it's just unevenly distributed. In this curious case, the thing that causes uneven distribution isn't money (speaking of people in developed countries where most families can easily afford $20 a month), but... dunno, willingness to give it a try?
I don't remember whether it was the same in the past, e.g. whether people used to insist that google search is just a fad that will soon go away. But I remember how 25 years ago many people who were in their 40s insisted that it does not make sense for them to learn to use a computer, because by the time computers will be used in most workplaces, they will already be retired.
I am surprised by the relatively Luddite approach even e.g. in Hacker News comment section.
Some people will wake up when they see robots walking in the streets, but not any moment sooner.
Would anyone like to have a conversation where we can intentionally practice pursuit of truth? (eg, ensure that we can pass eachother ITTs, avoid strawmanning, look for cruxes, etc)
I'm open to considering a wide range of propositions and questions, for example: