Leaked Documents Show OpenAI Has a Very Clear Definition of ‘AGI’

OpenAI and Microsoft have a secret definition of “AGI,” an acronym for artificial general intelligence, or any system that can outperform humans in most tasks. According to the leaked documents obtained by Dr InformationThe two companies agreed in 2023 that AGI will be achieved once OpenAI develops an AI system that can generate at least $100 billion in revenue.

The AI ​​community has long debated what AGI actually means, or whether computers will ever be good enough to surpass humans in most tasks and wipe out large parts of the economy.

The term “artificial intelligence” itself is a misnomer because most of it is actually a prediction machine, taking keywords and searching through large amounts of data without understanding the underlying concepts. But OpenAI has received more than $13 billion in funding from Microsoft over the years, and that money came with a strange contractual agreement that OpenAI wouldn’t allow Microsoft to use any new technology it developed after it acquired AGI.

OpenAI was founded as a non-profit under the guise that it would use its influence, and that of any AGI that is developed, to create products that benefit all of humanity. The idea behind cutting Microsoft off if AGI is acquired is that direct access to OpenAI intellectual property could unduly concentrate power at the tech giant. In return for investing billions in a nonprofit, Microsoft’s current deal with OpenAI guarantees it a slice of the profits until it reaches a predetermined cap somewhere in the billions; The cap is meant to ensure most profits eventually go back into making products that benefit all of humanity, supposedly. All this is pie-in-the-sky speak because again, the AI ​​isn’t all that powerful at the moment.

OpenAI’s non-profit structure has long been considered a farce, and surprisingly the company announced this year its intention to switch to a for-profit structure (to somehow maintain its mission of benefiting all of humanity), as the current non-profit structure creates a non-profit structure. It’s hard to collect more money and compete against other AI players. As a result, Information Microsoft and OpenAI are discussing a number of changes to their systems that will take effect if the company restructures. Microsoft also currently serves as OpenAI’s exclusive cloud hosting provider, and OpenAI could end that as well as switch to stop profit sharing and give direct equity to Microsoft.

Microsoft and OpenAI have been on different paths for some time. It is said to have started recently Incorporating in-house developed AI models In its 365 Copilot product to improve cost and efficiency. It doesn’t make sense for Microsoft to continue relying on OpenAI, a standalone company, for technology it believes will be the backbone of its productivity software moving forward. Especially with everything Chaos and drama which surrounds OpenAI. Microsoft needs its own proprietary technology to chart its own path.

OpenAI, for its part, is far from making $100 billion in profits on technology whose true value remains speculative, meaning it will likely have to continue providing its technology to Microsoft for a long time — when they do. It’s not great when it seems to be moving towards being competitive. And handing over huge amounts of its revenue makes it less attractive to new investors, which it would need Cash burn continues. Getting out of the cloud hosting contract may allow OpenAI to negotiate better hosting costs with an alternative provider.