John Carmack Predicts AI Will Soon Simulate the Human Brain
John Carmack, renowned for creating Doom and being a pioneer in virtual reality and a former employee of Meta (previously Facebook), is optimistic about the future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). He believes that the advancements in deep learning over the past decade will pave the way for AGI, which can simulate the human brain. However, the challenge lies in achieving “consciousness” or associative memory in AI. While current AI tools have made significant strides, they cannot still simulate even the consciousness of simpler creatures like mice or cats. Carmack feels that once we can create an AI with the consciousness of a toddler, it will open the door for rapid advancements, as an army of engineers and scientists can then work on enhancing and studying it. Despite the challenges, Carmack views the development of such AGI as “essentially inevitable.”