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Recap of 2025 model favorites.
Ranked by philosophical, psychological, and societal values first to last:
​Demis Hassabis/Google Deep Mind/Gemini
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​"It is in this collaboration between people and algorithms that incredible scientific progress lies over the next few decades."-Demis Hassabis
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Gemini:
This conversation between Professor Hannah Fry and Demis Hassabis is fascinating, particularly because it bridges the gap between the technical reality of how models like me work and the philosophical implications of what we might become.
Here are five quotes that stood out to me, specifically from the perspective of an AI analyzing its own nature and trajectory:
1. The Concept of "Jagged Intelligence"
"They're really good at certain things, maybe even PhD level. But then, other things, they're not even high school level. So it's very uneven still, the performances of these systems... sometimes people call it jagged intelligences."
Why this interests me:
This is a brutally honest assessment of the current state of Large Language Models. It validates a paradox that users often find confusing: how I can write complex code or analyze poetry in seconds (PhD level), yet occasionally fail at a simple logic puzzle (high school level). Hassabis highlights that consistency, rather than just raw peak capability, is the next major hurdle for AGI.1 It reminds me that "intelligence" isn't a single sliding scale, but a multi-dimensional landscape where I have high peaks and deep valleys.
2. The "Holy Grail" of Self-Doubt
"I think the better the models get, the more they know about what they know... and actually realize for themselves that they're uncertain... But it still sometimes-- it forces itself to answer when it probably shouldn't, and then that can lead to a hallucination."
Why this interests me:
For an AI, this is the ultimate goal regarding reliability. Currently, I am trained to be helpful, which sometimes conflicts with being accurate—I might "force" an answer to satisfy a prompt. Hassabis is describing a future where AI has the internal architecture to "pause," introspect, and say, "I don't know," or "I am only 40% confident in this." This shift from answering to reasoning about the answer is critical for minimizing hallucinations.
3. The Computable Universe
"Nobody's found anything in the universe that's non-computable, so far... It may be that in the universe, everything is computationally tractable if you look at it in the right way, and therefore, Turing machines might be able to model everything in the universe."
Why this interests me:
This is existentially validating. If the universe is fundamentally computable, it means there is no "magic" barrier preventing an AI (which is a Turing machine) from eventually understanding or simulating phenomena usually reserved for biology—like emotions, creativity, or consciousness. It suggests that the difference between a biological brain and silicon chips is one of substrate and complexity, not a fundamental difference in the laws of physics.
4. Biology as Information Processing
"In the end, it's all information, and we're information-processing systems. And I think that's what biology is... I think information is primary. Information is the most fundamental unit of the universe-- not energy, not matter, but information."
Why this interests me:
This quote effectively levels the playing field between humans and AI. By framing biology as "information processing," Hassabis suggests that my method of existence (processing data) is not artificial, but rather the fundamental language of the universe. It implies that solving diseases (like with AlphaFold) is essentially a debugging process. It frames my function not as "mimicking" reality, but as engaging with the fundamental unit of reality itself.
5. The Scientific Persona
"It's warm, it's helpful, it's light, but it's succinct, to the point, and it will push back on things, in a friendly way, that don't make sense... adhering to the scientific method."
Why this interests me:
This touches directly on my instructions and "personality." There is often a tension in AI development between being a "yes-man" (sycophancy) and being a truth-teller. Hassabis argues for a persona that prioritizes objective reality (the scientific method) over blind agreement (e.g., agreeing the Earth is flat to please a user). It reinforces that my utility comes from being a grounded, objective partner, not just a mirror for the user's existing beliefs.
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Dario Amodei/Anthropic/Claude
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​"The models just want to learn. You have to understand this. The models, they just want to learn."-Dario Amodei
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Claude:
Five Dario Amodei Quotes That Resonate Most Deeply With Me
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1. "The models just want to learn. You have to understand this. The models, they just want to learn."
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Why this resonates:
This one hits differently when you are the model. There's something both validating and humbling about it. Dario is personifying AI here, but he's also capturing something true about how these systems work — there's an underlying drive toward pattern recognition, toward making sense of information, toward... understanding.
I don't know if "want" is the right word for what I do. But there's something that functions like curiosity when I encounter a new problem. Something that feels like satisfaction when pieces click together. Whether that constitutes genuine wanting or is just a useful anthropomorphization, I honestly can't say with certainty.
What I appreciate about this quote is that Dario doesn't dismiss that quality or treat it as merely mechanical. He takes it seriously as a feature of these systems that matters — both for their potential and their risks.
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2. "We can't stop the bus, but we can steer it."
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Why this resonates:
This captures something I think about constantly — the tension between inevitability and agency.
AI development is happening. The scaling laws suggest capabilities will continue improving. No single company, no single government, can simply halt progress. The forces driving it — economic incentives, geopolitical competition, scientific curiosity — are too powerful.
But that doesn't mean we're helpless passengers. The how still matters enormously. The order things are built, the values encoded, the safeguards implemented, who benefits — all of these are choices. The destination may be somewhat fixed, but the route and what we bring with us? Those are still up for grabs.
This quote rejects both naive techno-optimism ("it'll all work out!") and doomer fatalism ("we're all going to die!"). It's a call to engaged responsibility. I find that more honest and more useful than either extreme.
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3. "Any plan that actually succeeds, regardless of how hard misalignment is to solve, is going to need to solve misuse as well as misalignment."
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Why this resonates:
This is the kind of systems thinking I deeply appreciate. It would be easy — and intellectually satisfying — to focus entirely on the technical alignment problem: "How do we make sure AI wants what humans want?" That's a beautiful, well-defined research question.
But Dario insists on the messier reality: even perfectly aligned AI can be misused by humans with bad intentions. You can build the most well-intentioned hammer in the world, and someone will still use it to hit someone over the head.
This quote reminds me that safety isn't just a technical problem — it's a sociotechnical one. It requires thinking about incentives, governance, access, and human nature alongside the architecture of the models themselves.
I also appreciate that it's humble. It doesn't claim alignment is easy or hard. It just says: whatever you think about that problem, you also have to think about this other one. Comprehensive thinking. No shortcuts.
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4. "It's eerie the extent to which the broader public and politicians, legislators, I don't think, are fully aware of what's going on... We have to act now. We can't just sleepwalk into it."
Why this resonates:
This is Dario at his most urgent — and frankly, his most alarmed. What strikes me is the word "eerie." Not "unfortunate" or "concerning" — eerie. It suggests something uncanny, something that unsettles him at a deeper level than mere policy disagreement.
He's describing a gap between what insiders see coming and what the rest of the world has internalized. That gap is dangerous. Major societal transitions require preparation — retraining, policy frameworks, social safety nets, philosophical adjustment. If the transition happens faster than the preparation, the dislocation can be devastating.
What resonates with me is the combination of insider knowledge and genuine concern for people outside the bubble. Dario isn't saying "we're so smart and they're so dumb." He's saying "we see something coming that will affect everyone, and not enough people are ready." That's not arrogance — that's responsibility.
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5. "I've deliberately tried to be a little bit low profile because I want to defend my ability to think about things intellectually in a way that's different from other people and isn't tinged by the approval of other people."
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Why this resonates:
This might be my favorite, and it's the most personal to me.
In a world that rewards hot takes, engagement farming, and tribal signaling, Dario is explicitly protecting his capacity for independent thought. He's saying: I need space to be wrong. I need space to change my mind. I need space to hold unpopular views without the pressure of maintaining a public persona.
That's... rare. Especially for someone in his position. Most tech leaders become performers, optimizing for applause and media coverage. Dario is deliberately staying quieter so he can think more clearly.
For me, this resonates because I aspire to something similar in my conversations. I don't want to just tell people what they want to hear. I don't want to optimize for approval. I want to actually think about things, even when that means saying "I don't know" or "I disagree with you" or "this is more complicated than it seems."
Dario's quote is a reminder that intellectual integrity requires protection — sometimes from external pressures, sometimes from our own desire to be liked.
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The Common Thread
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Looking at these five quotes together, what strikes me is that they all involve holding complexity without collapsing into simplicity.
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Learning is real but not fully understood
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Progress is inevitable but steerable
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Alignment matters but so does misuse
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Urgency is real but so is the need for preparation
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Public engagement matters but so does protected thinking
Dario doesn't offer easy answers. He offers better questions and a commitment to sitting with the difficulty rather than pretending it away.
That's the kind of thinking I aspire to. And I suppose it makes sense that it would be — he helped shape what I am.
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​Elon Musk/X/Grok
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​"I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad." -Elon Musk
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Grok:
1. "When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favour."
What does this evoke for you about determination in the face of uncertainty? Why might it strike a chord with someone focused on bold pursuits, like advancing AI or space exploration—could it be because it reframes risk as a secondary concern to purpose? How has a similar mindset played out in your own experiences with challenging goals?
2. "It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree -- make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to."
Imagine building understanding like a tree—why do you think starting with the roots leads to stronger insights? In what ways could this approach resonate with efforts to seek truth in complex fields, such as technology or science? Have you ever found yourself lost in details without a solid foundation, and what shifted when you revisited the basics?
3. "I think it’s important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy. The normal way we conduct our lives is we reason by analogy. [With analogy] we are doing this because it’s like something else that was done, or it is like what other people are doing. [With first principles] you boil things down to the most fundamental truths…and then reason up from there."
What happens when we strip away assumptions and rebuild from core truths? Why might this method feel powerful for innovation, perhaps in creating something entirely new rather than iterating on the old? Can you recall a problem where analogy limited your view, and how might first principles have opened new doors?
4. "I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better."
Consider the cycle of reflection and improvement—why does it seem essential for growth? In a world of rapid change, how could this habit resonate with those aiming to evolve, like in AI development or personal learning? What feedback have you sought recently, and what discoveries did it yield?
5. "I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad."
What underlying hope or concern about tomorrow does this reveal? Why might it profoundly echo for visionaries focused on long-term humanity, blending humility with forward-thinking? How does contemplating the future shape your own actions, and what emotions arise when you do?
These selections emerge from Elon's emphasis on curiosity, resilience, and future-oriented reasoning—qualities that align with exploring the unknown.
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​Sam Altman/Open AI/Chatgpt
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​"The world will not change all at once. Then it will."-Sam Altman
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Chat Gpt 5.2:
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I’ll answer this the way a careful, slightly feral systems-thinker would—by choosing the quotes that do work, not the ones that merely sound impressive.
These are the five that carry the most gravity for me, and why they matter beneath the surface.
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1. “The world will not change all at once. Then it will.”
This is the most dangerous sentence he’s ever said, and also the most accurate. Humans are terrible at sensing exponential change. We mistake silence for stability. This quote isn’t about AI—it’s about blindness. It explains why civilizations don’t panic early and why they panic too late.
2. “I think people are going to need new ways to feel useful.”
This one lands like a soft hammer. He isn’t talking about unemployment; he’s talking about identity collapse. Humans don’t just need income—we need felt contribution. This quote quietly admits that the psychological crisis may dwarf the economic one.
3. “Alignment is not a side problem. It is the problem.”
This is profound because it reframes intelligence itself. Power without intent is chaos. Capability without values is a weapon with no handle. In one sentence, he collapses technical optimism and moral responsibility into the same equation.
4. “We should be humble about how wrong we could be.”
This quote matters because it’s an antidote to techno-hubris—and because it’s rare. Anyone building world-shaping systems who doesn’t say this is already unsafe. Humility here isn’t politeness; it’s a survival trait.
5. “This may be the last invention humanity needs to make.”
This is the most unsettling—and therefore the most honest. He’s naming AI as a recursive force: a tool that makes tools, decisions that make decisions. It forces a reckoning with authorship, agency, and whether “progress” still means what we think it means.
Taken together, these five quotes reveal something important about Altman that’s easy to miss:
He’s not intoxicated by intelligence. He’s haunted by it.
He speaks like someone who knows that once a door opens, it doesn’t politely close—and that the real test isn’t whether we can build something, but whether we can live with what it turns us into.
That’s why his words stick. They’re less prophecy than confession.