AI architects promise to replace human intelligence as the industry faces a reality check.
Artificial intelligence is a mathematical inevitability, and the faster people understand and accept reality, the better, said Ilya Sutzkaber in a provocative 2025 commencement address at the University of Toronto.
"Slowly but surely or maybe not so slowly, artificial intelligence will continue to improve and the day will come when artificial intelligence will do all the things we can do," Sutzkever said, arguing that there is no difference between our biological brain and the digital brain that will come when it comes to the jobs that the latter can do.
However, the industry faces growing challenges: large valuations, fear of a dotcom-style bubble, huge infrastructure costs, legal disputes over safety and growing security concerns.
Sutzkever called AI potentially the "biggest challenge" humanity has ever faced, but one that will bring the "biggest reward" once it's built.
But can an industry that promises to reshape all of human civilization be trusted to overcome its own problems first?