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Are top AI labs on the verge of hitting the AGI benchmark?

Your guess could be as good as mine.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

However, as AI progresses, it’s increasingly becoming difficult to determine what AGI means or constitutes.

AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) refers to an AI-powered system surpassing human cognitive capabilities across various tasks.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Amodei Dario predict AGI will be achievable in the next three years.

The Intelligence Age: A Conversation with OpenAI’s Sam Altman - YouTube

As top AI labs race toward AGI,Sam Altman claims the term is increasingly becoming less useful.

The systems will seemingly be smarter and more capable at most tasks than humans.

AGI sooner than anticipated?

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei gestures as he addresses the audience as part of a session on AI.

Perhaps more intriguing, an OpenAI employee recently suggestedOpenAI 01’s release to general availability constitutes AGI.

“We have already achieved AGI,” the employee indicated.

“Its even more clear with o1.”

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic

A former OpenAI employee corroborated claims the AI firm could be on the verge of hitting the AGI benchmark.

However, he warned thatthe company could face difficulty handling all it entails.

However, the partnership could be severed once OpenAI hits the coveted benchmark.

AGI text on a smartphone in front of a computer display.

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