I think even if they hit some insane targets in the near term, the act of claiming explosive growth in a legible (and legally serious) growth estimate might be shocking to a lot of third parties, and have some wider memetic ripple effects. While it feels like the public has become “situationally aware” at a rapid pace in the last year, most people have not grappled deeply with the implications of possible transformative AI within the next few years.
I think even if they hit some insane targets in the near term, the act of claiming explosive growth in a legible (and legally serious) growth estimate might be shocking to a lot of third parties, and have some wider memetic ripple effects. While it feels like the public has become “situationally aware” at a rapid pace in the last year, most people have not grappled deeply with the implications of possible transformative AI within the next few years.