Dr. Alan D. Thompson – LifeArchitect.ai
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- Date Published
- 1 July 2024
- Priority Score
- 4
- Australian
- Yes
- Created
- 28 Apr 2026, 02:00 pm
Description
When Microsoft writesa paper on AI,they go to Alan. LifeArchitect.ai is the 'gold standard' for understanding, visualizing, and realizing the capabilities of post-2020 AI. With over 100 papers and articles, 300 videos, and regular editions of The Memo, LifeArchitect.ai provides insights to all major AI labs, government and intergovernmental bodies, research institutes, and those with an [...]
Summary
LifeArchitect.ai serves as a comprehensive resource for tracking the evolution of frontier AI models, offering technical deep dives into capabilities from GPT-4 to nascent superintelligence. The platform specifically addresses the arrival of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI), providing checklists and timelines that assess when AI might exceed human cognitive limits. By analyzing alignment and the 'intelligence explosion', the content bridges the gap between technical advancements and the existential implications of rapidly scaling model capabilities. This resource is particularly relevant for global policymakers and researchers monitoring catastrophic risk through its 'AI Fire Alarm' and 'ASI Checklist' frameworks.
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When Microsoft writesa paper on AI,they go to Alan.
LifeArchitect.ai is the ‘gold standard’ for understanding, visualizing, and realizing the capabilities of post-2020 AI. With over 100 papers and articles, 300 videos, and regular editions of The Memo, LifeArchitect.ai provides insights to all major AI labs, government and intergovernmental bodies, research institutes, and those with an interest in the AI revolution.
Summaries
Models table · Timeline · Datasets table · Countdown to AGI · ASI checklist · Alignment · The Gap · AI + IQ…
Models
Apple LLMs · Chinchilla · ERNIE · GPT-3.5 · GPT-4 · GPT-5 · GPT-6 · Gemini · Grok · Nova · o1 · o3 · o4-mini…
Media releases
AI fire alarm (Jul/2021) · AI outperforming humans (Sep/2021) · Leaders guilty of negligence (Oct/2023)…
Selected papers
What’s in Grok? · What’s in GPT-5? · The psychology of modern LLMs · What’s in my AI? · Endgame…
AI reports
End-2025 ·Mid-2025 · End-2024 · Mid-2024 · End-2023 · Mid-2023 · End-2022 · Mid-2022 · End-2021…
“Here’s the promise of AI and superintelligence:
Take all the things you don’t like about life, every annoyance and hurt and frustration, and throw them away.
Take all the things you love about life, every favorite moment and joy and togetherness, and multiply them.
In many ways, the technology is already here and has been improving every day since 2020. The roll-out is just a step or two behind. Be ready. Don’t waste time trying to find faults with superintelligence that will be solved (by superintelligence) almost immediately anyway. Keep your eyes open. Get ready for unimaginable magic in every aspect of life.”
— Dr Alan D. Thompson, Jul/2025
Integrated AI: Palantir and our altitude
Solace: Superintelligence and goodness
Integrated AI: The sky is supernatural (end-2025 AI retrospective)
Genesis Mission
Output of the intelligence explosion
Models Table (10,000+ LLM data points)
What’s in my AI? (2022)
What’s in GPT-5? (2024)
What’s in Grok? (Independent Grok 5 Paper)
Happily ever after (A children’s story)
AI + IQ testing (human vs AI)
Alan’s ASI checklist (first 50)