Welcome to what Altman calls the “gentle singularity.” But like a horror movie that starts with peaceful piano music, there’s reason to be suspicious of anything described as both “gentle” and “world-changing.”
Let’s face it: asking Siri to do anything in 2025 feels a bit like inviting your nan to DJ your house party. She means well. She’s trying. But she’s absolutely playing ABBA.
Once upon a time, the biggest question about AI was: Will it take my job? Fast-forward to mid-2025 and now we’re asking: Will it resist shutdown and start negotiating its own HR benefits?
What do you do when you’re one of the biggest tech companies on the planet, but you’ve missed the biggest shift in technology since the internet itself? If you’re Meta, you write a check so large it could fund a small nation—$15 billion and pass it to one guy.