On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined his vision for the future of AI-driven technological advancements and global prosperity in a new personal blog post titled 'The Era of Intelligence.' The article paints a picture of artificial intelligence accelerating human progress, with Altman believing that superintelligent AI could emerge within the next decade. Altman stated, 'We may see the emergence of superintelligence in thousands of days; while it may take longer, I am optimistic about achieving this goal.'

AI researchers generally believe that the development of superintelligent AI poses an insignificant yet very small risk of human extinction. The largest survey of AI researchers shows that about 58% of them believe there is a 5% chance of leading to human extinction or other extreme negative AI-related outcomes. Researchers have a wide range of disagreements over the timeline for future AI technological milestones and feel uncertain about the social consequences that AI may bring. The survey also reveals the urgent concerns AI researchers have regarding AI-driven scenarios such as deepfakes, manipulation of public opinion, and weaponization.

The President of Microsoft stated that there will be no superintelligent AGI in the near term, emphasizing the importance of AI safety. Concerns have been raised regarding OpenAI's pursuit of breakthroughs in artificial general intelligence. Brad Smith denied claims about dangerous breakthroughs, stressing the need to focus on AI safety issues at this stage.