PANews reported on January 22nd that, according to Decrypt, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated at the Davos Forum that superhuman-level artificial general intelligence (AGI) may emerge between 2026 and 2027, potentially leading to a large-scale disappearance of entry-level white-collar jobs. He pointed out that AI development has entered a self-accelerating phase, with most programmers within their companies only responsible for editing code generated by models. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes that scientific creativity remains difficult for AI to replicate, predicting a 50% probability of achieving AGI by 2030. Both AI leaders warned governments that they are underestimating the impact of AI on labor markets and social structures, emphasizing the urgent need for existing institutions to prepare.


Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and Senate met with cryptocurrency industry leaders in three separate roundtable events this week. Members of the US Congress met with key figures in the cryptocurrency industry to discuss issues and potential laws related to the establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve and a market structure.On Tuesday, a group of lawmakers that included Alaska Representative Nick Begich and Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno met with Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor and others in a roundtable event regarding the BITCOIN Act, a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The discussion was hosted by the advocacy organization Digital Chamber and its affiliates, the Digital Power Network and Bitcoin Treasury Council.“Legislators and the executives at yesterday’s roundtable agree, there is a need [for] a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve law to ensure its longevity for America’s financial future,” Hailey Miller, director of government affairs and public policy at Digital Power Network, told Cointelegraph. “Most attendees are looking for next steps, which may mean including the SBR within the broader policy frameworks already advancing.“Read more
