One CEO backed by Jeff Bezos has offered his own frightening prediction for the future of artificial intelligence, as his AI research company has forecast major changes in store for as early as 2027.

Artificial intelligence has undergone rapid developments in the past few years, as even the best AI models from a few years ago pale in comparison to what is available right now.

Naturally this has led to some optimistic predictions for the future of AI tech, as if it continues to scale in a similar fashion who knows what possibilities it could achieve?

One major goal that’s desired by large parts of the industry is what’s known as ‘artificial general intelligence’ (AGI), which marks the point at which AI can match and even potentially exceed the intellect and performance of humans.

This has been a dream for major industry players such as OpenAI‘s Sam Altman, who previously described his efforts in the AI world as creating a ‘Manhattan Project’ of sorts.

Amodei has theorized that AGI-like developments could be made within the next two years (Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The CEO of Google’s AI lab ‘DeepMind’ has theorized that this could be achieved in the next five to ten years, but Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has now propositioned that this could actually occur as early as 2027.

Backed by major figures such as Jeff Bezos, Amodei has outlined that the development of a “powerful AI” could exceed the intellect of a Nobel Prize winner, as reported by AutoBlogging.

One thing that perhaps separates Amodei’s optimism from many other key figures in the AI world is his insistence on maintaining ethical practices in its development and utilization.

“We must recognize that the future is not determined by inevitability but shaped by our actions,” he proposes, adding that “these powerful tools have capabilities that frequently exceed our expectations. The challenge is managing their integration responsibly.”

It’s certainly easy to become frightened when posed with technology that can outsmart us, and even Geoffrey Hinton – otherwise known as the ‘godfather of AI’ – has argued that AGI-like technology could lead to humanity’s eradication in the next few decades.

While advancements in AI could prove revolutionary in certain fields, Amodei theorizes the dangers if its left without supervision (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

He emphasizes that while AGI could unlock significant advancements in medical fields, which is similar to what Altman’s US government-powered project proposes in relation to cancer treatment, safely controlling the advancements AI makes to itself is vital to avoid the creation of dangerous or unstable technologies.

“If AI can independently conduct R&D, that is when we must elevate our safety protocols to new levels,” argues Amodei, and it’s definitely scary to think what could potentially happen if the AI itself is driving its own development in an unregulated or mishandled way.

Jeff Bezos is introducing tough management tactics from Amazon to his space tech company Blue Origin.

The billionaire founded Blue Origin in 2000 with the vision of making space travel more accessible and eventually moving heavy industry off Earth.

Funded by billions from Amazon stock sales, Blue Origin focuses mainly on reusable rockets, space tourism and lunar exploration.

The aerospace engineering company reportedly brings in just over $1 billion in revenue, but it severely lags behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which currently generates about $8 billion in annual revenue.

While SpaceX has already launched hundreds of missions into orbit, Blue Origin has managed just one successful orbital flight – with most of its time spent dealing with repeated launch delays.

Now, Bezos is pushing for big changes to turn things around.

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In an attempt to revive his space company, Bezos has been reportedly implementing Amazon’s harsh and demanding work culture and policies, including longer working hours and more aggressive targets.

According to multiple former and current senior employees, Bezos has taken a much more hands-on approach to help restructure the struggling space company.

“The euphemism among Blue Origin alumni is that Blue Origin’s track record speaks for itself,” said one former executive.

A key player in Bezos’s strategy is Dave Limp, the former head of Amazon’s devices division, who took over as Blue Origin’s CEO in late 2023.

With the change in leadership also came company layoffs.

In February 2024, around 10% of Blue Origin’s 10,000-strong workforce was let go, marking the company’s most aggressive job cuts in its 25-year history. The layoffs came just a month after Blue Origin launched its 30-storey New Glenn rocket, a major milestone that took 12 years to develop and marked the company’s move into the satellite launch industry.

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“We grew and hired incredibly fast in the past few years, and with that growth came more bureaucracy and less focus than we needed,” Limp told employees in an email.

Similarly, over at Amazon, CEO Andy Jassy told employees last year he would make massive middle-management cuts to make the company run like ‘the world’s largest start-up.’

Now Bezos is applying the same pressure at Blue Origin and some insiders at Blue Origin believe it was inevitable.

“Jeff wasn’t a cold-blooded competitor with SpaceX and assured the team that they needed to focus on our mission,” one former Blue Origin executive said. “But over at Amazon, he was absolutely ruthless […] it was only a matter of time.”

Despite securing NASA contracts, including one for a lunar lander, Blue Origin has struggled to keep pace with competitors.

Several current employees said the company is undoing the bureaucratic layers built under former CEO Bob Smith.

As the company rapidly expanded, staff had a ‘natural inclination to push decisions up,’ one former executive described. “We wanted to push down decision making.”

Jeff Bezos is understandably a tricky person to get a hold of, yet one YouTuber certainly found that out the hard way when the Amazon founder issued a hilariously savage response when asked if he’d share his phone number.

While you might not need to venture out to his extraordinarily expensive yacht to catch him for a conversation, it makes sense that Amazon Executive Chairman and founder Jeff Bezos certainly values his time.

He’s known to have a neuroscience backed rule where he doesn’t look at his phone for the first two hours of the day, spending it instead with his family, and certain members of his neighborhood have complained that he’s not exactly an active part of the community.

This has all played a part in him becoming one of the wealthiest people in the world though, and the recently released Forbes rich list has Bezos sat in third place with a staggering net worth of $215,000,000,000.

Jeff Bezos wasn’t as willing as one YouTuber might have hoped to share his phone number (Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

One thing you seemingly can’t put a price on though is his phone number, as Jeff Bezos brutally shut down an inquisitive YouTuber when asked if he’d share his contact details.

In a challenge where he asked 100 different celebrities for their phone number, YouTuber ‘Airrack’ finally landed on Bezos as his final attempt.

He’d already worked his way through huge names like Gordon Ramsay, MrBeast, and Jake Paul, but Bezos might just have been the biggest and most impactful of them all.

Unfortunately for Airrack, the conversation didn’t exactly go as he’d hoped.

After introducing himself to the tech mogul, Airrack revealed the purpose of his challenge and then asked the golden question:

“I’m doing something kind of crazy, I’m asking anybody here that I respect for their phone number, is there any chance that would happen?”

In response, Bezos initially stuttered – probably at the boldness of the request – before quickly rebuffing Airrack’s attempts.

“No, maybe not,” was Bezos’ savage reply, which was then shortly followed by a laugh that was described in the captions as “*laughs in $221 billion*.”

Many people in the comments found this particular interaction hilarious, with one user detailing that the “Jeff Bezos laughs in $221 billion was hilarious [laughing emojis].”

Another added that Jeff Bezos is “punching the air rn that he missed the chance of having Eric’s number,” although we’re not quite sure that he would end up being that heartbroken over the missed opportunity – even though the video has managed to get over 2.7 million views at the time of writing.

It’s not unheard of for billionaire figures to show off their flashy cars or private islands.

Last year, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg announced he was building one of the biggest homes in US history, complete with a doomsday bunker.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk famously keeps his car choices and living quarters pretty humble despite being the world’s richest man.

But when it comes to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, he didn’t hold back on splashing out on his superyacht, Koru.

The 417-foot mega vessel reportedly set Bezos back $500 million, with its own 250-foot support vessel called Abeona costing an extra $75 million.

But, while the upfront cost is probably pennies to the billionaire – who has a current net worth of $189.4 billion – the money it takes to keep the boat afloat is pretty insane.

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According to the Daily Mail, the superyacht costs approximately $25 million in operating expenses per year. On top of that, Abeona racks up another $10 million in annual upkeep, as per Super Yacht Fan.

Even when docked, the mega-vessel doesn’t save much. When Koru pulled into Fort Lauderdale in late 2023, it was too large for the usual marina and had to be docked alongside cruise ships at Port Everglades – at a whopping rate of $16,500 per week.

Luckily for Bezos’ deep pockets, the entrepreneur could afford to spend this kind of money every single day and not even notice.

Inside, it’s basically a mansion on the sea that can accommodate up to 18 lucky guests. Koru is kitted out with three outdoor decks, two swimming pools, a cinema, several lounges and multiple business areas, per Luxuo.

It may be the tallest sailing yacht in the world, but it’s even harder to miss with a goddess-like figurehead on top that looks a lot like Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sànchez.

Koru is a floating mansion that can accommodate up to 18 guests / Joe Raedle / Staff / Getty

Over on Abeona is a helipad that Sànchez has been known to use. The support vessel also carries four jet skis, two fast launches and a dinghy, Abeona also features two extra staterooms to accommodate extra guests.

Koru hit the water in 2023 and has been sailing Bezos around the globe ever since. With three 229-foot masts, it can reach speeds of up to 20 knots (about 37 km/23 mph) under sail.

But, of course, a floating palace like this doesn’t run itself. From catering staff to boat maintenance, Koru and Abeona require a crew of up to 36 people and 45, respectively.