December 26, 2024:
Profits Define AGI for Microsoft and OpenAI - Microsoft and OpenAI have linked the achievement of artificial general intelligence (AGI) to financial success, setting a $100 billion profit benchmark, according to The Information. OpenAI, though currently experiencing losses, anticipates reaching profitability by 2029, indicating it is far from achieving this AGI goal.
This definition affects Microsoft's access to OpenAI's technology, extending until AGI is realized. Ongoing debates about OpenAI's o3 model point to high compute costs, raising concerns about the feasibility of a profit-driven AGI approach.
