"The generally accepted definition of AGI is an artificial intelligence system that equals or surpasses human cognitive ability. But even as it's become a goalpost for the entire AI industry, people disagree on exactly what that looks like and if or when it may be possible. An increasingly huge swath of the economy is devoted to finding the entirely hypothetical finish line of this expensive race. And after Tuesday's news, there's a new entrant in the race: Microsoft itself."
"In 2019, OpenAI and Microsoft struck a partnership governed in part by a nebulous "AGI clause." The deal declared that Microsoft held the rights to use OpenAI's technology, but only until OpenAI achieved AGI... whatever that turned out to mean. OpenAI had an obvious incentive to announce it had achieved AGI as soon as possible, to stifle competition and regain control of its own IP. Microsoft had a similarly obvious incentive to add friction to that process, even as it supported AGI as an overall goal of AI."
OpenAI completed a shift to a for-profit structure and finalized a new deal with Microsoft, increasing external pressure to achieve artificial general intelligence. AGI is generally defined as systems equaling or surpassing human cognitive ability, but precise criteria and timelines remain contested. A growing portion of the economy focuses on pursuing AGI as an ambitious, costly objective. Recent developments position Microsoft as an active competitor in that pursuit. The 2019 partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft included an ambiguous "AGI clause" granting Microsoft usage rights until OpenAI reached AGI, creating incentives for both parties around timing and control of AGI-related intellectual property.
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