Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch threw shade at rival OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, saying that the pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI), is just an attempt at “creating God.”
What Happened: Mensch, who is the co-founder and CEO of the Paris-based AI company, Mistral, recently spoke out against the fervor surrounding AGI. He expressed his discomfort with the “religious fascination” that Silicon Valley has with AGI.
“The whole AGI rhetoric is about creating God,” Mensch said in an interview with The New York Times. “I don’t believe in God. I’m a strong atheist. So, I don’t believe in AGI.”
He also pointed out the concerns raised by other tech leaders, such as Elon Musk and ...