OpenAI's Noam Brown Reveals AI 'Reasoning' Could Have Been a Thing in the '90s, Alongside Tamagotchis and Dial-Up

In a revelation that has left the tech world both amused and a tad melancholic, OpenAI's very own Noam Brown dropped a bombshell at Nvidia's GTC conference. According to Brown, the genius behind AI reasoning research, the sophisticated 'reasoning' AI models we're just starting to fawn over could have been part of our lives decades ago. That's right, we could have been arguing with AI about the best '90s sitcoms instead of our relatives.

Brown, with the calm demeanor of someone who's used to playing 4D chess with algorithms, explained that the only thing standing between us and early AI reasoning was, well, the right approach and algorithms. "We just didn't know where to look," he said, probably while sipping on a latte made by a robot that could have been invented 20 years ago.

Imagine a world where AI reasoning was developed alongside dial-up internet and Tamagotchis. We could have had AI companions that not only reasoned but also told us why our AIM away messages were cringy. The possibilities are endless, and the missed opportunities, heartbreaking.

So, why did it take so long? Brown points to a variety of reasons, including the fact that researchers were probably too busy trying to figure out how to make their MySpace profiles look cool. "There were various reasons why this research direction was neglected," he stated, diplomatically not blaming anyone's obsession with early social media.

As we ponder what could have been, let's take a moment to appreciate the irony. Today, we're on the brink of creating AI that can reason, debate, and possibly even understand why we find cat videos so entertaining. And it only took us a couple of decades longer than it should have. But hey, better late than never, right?

In the meantime, let's all raise our clunky, outdated smartphones to Noam Brown and the team at OpenAI, who are making sure that the future is just around the corner. Even if that corner is a bit further away than we initially thought.