Chollet had said that almost every scientific field could effectively become a branch of computer science within 10 to 20 years. His prediction covered areas such as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and archaeology.

Amodei has not called for an end to AI development. Instead, he has proposed slowing the pace enough to allow advanced AI systems to be properly evaluated.

In an essay published in September, Amodei outlined a three-step approach. The first step involves giving independent third-party evaluators broad access to advanced AI models. Anthropic said it would adopt this approach itself. The next steps would require cooperation between AI companies, governments and other countries.

Amodei also raised concerns about autonomous AI agents. His comments came after a recent incident involving AI agents and the open-source platform Hugging Face.

Musk had earlier supported Amodei's concerns about the pace of AI development. Responding to Amodei's essay, Musk posted publicly, "Dario is right."

Musk's latest prediction puts a much shorter timeline on AI surpassing human capabilities across scientific and other fields. However, it is a prediction rather than a confirmed timeline for how AI development will unfold.