Submitted by quelquechosesvelte t3_101chgd in singularity
I think pre-ChatGPT worldwide attention, I was split internally. On the one hand I recognised what this sub was saying and thought that AGI-->ASI--->Singularity was inevitable and was probably happening sooner than most people realised.
However, there was always something that kicked back inside me. I didn't feel particularly like i had access to privileged info or had particularly zany interests. AI is a big buzzword and the limits of technology capture a lot of people's imagination. Who was I to know more than any other person the likely course of the future? Who was I to have this special, more accurate world view? In a way it felt rather culty, a bit like the UFO subreddit. An Us vs Them mentality where 'Us' is the enlightened few who are able to perceive the future with more clarity through their intellect/openness/less sheep-like etc.
When ChatGPT released and gained attention from all over the world, i was relieved in a way that i hadn't been taken in by the echo chamber and there was a large degree of truth in the discussions in this subreddit. (Perhaps rational discussion is a better way of putting it than truth).
Does this resonate with anyone else? Not feeling like maybe you're a crazy for thinking the singularity is coming?