Sam Altman Says the Term ‘AGI’ Is Losing Meaning Amid High-Stakes AI Race

Sam Altman says the term ‘AGI’ is losing meaning amid high-stakes AI race

The promise of AGI is said to be a major factor in AI companies like OpenAI successfully raising billions of dollars and receiving staggeringly high valuations.

Sam Altman Calls AGI ‘Not a Super Useful Term,’ Joining Other Critics

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the term “artificial general intelligence” is losing its relevance as advancements in AI make it increasingly hard to define. Traditionally, AGI has referred to AI systems capable of performing any intellectual task a human can do. For years, OpenAI has said its mission is to develop AGI that is both safe and beneficial for humanity. Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” last week, Altman said he no longer finds the label pa…

Sam Altman Now Says AGI Is 'Not A Super Useful Term'

When the language changes, there is a reason. Altman and others are suddenly backpedalling on the concept of Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI. Now he says it’s difficult to define the closer we come to it. Altman may be developing shades of Peter Thiel’s strategy, “competition is for losers”, where he is attempting to crush the competition and establish a monopoly. ⁃ Patrick Wood,  Editor. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said artificial general in…