People & DiscourseSam AltmanStatement

Sam Altman publishes "The Intelligence Age"

"The Intelligence Age" posted — diagnosed that deep learning worked and got predictably better with scale, and said superintelligence might arrive "in a few thousand days"

Why it matters

The phrase "a few thousand days" became the single most-quoted line in the 2024–25 timeline debate. Its vague unit itself became a point of contention

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