Import AI 458: facing the future of AI, plus a singularity story
Import AI 458: Reckoning with the future; and a singularity story
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Import AI issue 458 includes a long essay based on a 2026 Cosmos lecture co-hosted by Oxford's HAI Lab and the Cosmos Institute, along with a fictional story imagining a “positive singularity.” Using the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI), which covers more than 40 benchmarks, as a guide, the essay argues that continued AI progress forces a choice between “exploring the future” and “avoiding the present.”
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