• Nightwatch Admin@feddit.nl
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    2 days ago

    Artificial General Intelligence, the pipedream of a technological intelligence that is not producing a single thing but generally capable, like a human.

    Edit: recommended reading is “Life 3.0”. While I think it is overly positive about AI, it gives a good overview of AI industry and innovation, and the ideas behind it. You will have to swallow a massive chunk of Musk-fanboism, although to be fair it predates Musk’s waving the fasces.

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      I get it. I just didn’t know that they are already using “beyond AGI” in their grifting copytext.

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      The fact that Microsoft and OpenAI define Artificial General Intelligence in terms of profit suggests they’re not confident about achieving the real thing:

      The two companies reportedly signed an agreement last year stating OpenAI has only achieved AGI when it develops AI systems that can generate at least $100 billion in profits. (Source)

      Given this definition, when they say they’ll achieve AGI and beyond, they simply mean they’ll achieve more than $100 billion in profit. It says nothing about what they expect to achieve technically.