Microsoft and OpenAI have internal definitions of artificial general intelligence (AGI) based on startup profits; Information. By this definition, OpenAI is years away from reaching it.
The two companies signed an agreement last year that described OpenAI as achieving AGI only when OpenAI develops AI systems that generate at least $100 billion in revenue. Far from the strictly technical and ideological definitions of AGI.
OpenAI will reportedly lose billions of dollars this year, the startup told investors. It won't be profitable until 2029..
This is an important detail because of Microsoft. Access to OpenAI's technology is lost at launch. AGI is a deep term. It means different things to everyone.. Some have speculated that OpenAI will announce AGI sooner rather than later, rather than kicking Microsoft out, but this deal means Microsoft could have access to OpenAI's models for a decade or more.
Last week, there was some debate about whether OpenAI should. o3 model A meaningful step towards AGI. Although o3 performs better than other AI models. This comes with a significant computational cost.Admittedly bad for OpenAI and Microsoft's profit-centric definitions of AGI.