OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently indicated that AGI might be closer than anticipated, claiming that the benchmark is achievable with current hardware. Despite the safety concerns expressed by users, the executive says they won't be experienced at the AGI moment as the milestone would whoosh away with surprisingly little societal impact.
More recently, AGI predictions by ChatGPT and Copilot unanimously placed OpenAI as the top contender for the crown, partly due to its Microsoft tie-up and early lead in the AI landscape. Interestingly, there seem to be varied definitions of what AGI means, with the most common version stating that it's an AI system that surpasses human cognitive capabilities across a wide range of tasks.
