What is AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)?

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AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) refers to an AI-powered system that surpasses human cognitive capabilities across various tasks. However, key players in the AI landscape have seemingly used the term to mean different things.

For instance, Microsoft's multi-billion partnership with OpenAI defines AGI (at least figuratively) as an AI-powered system capable of generating up to $100 billion in profit.

Latest about AGI

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

AGI will ‘whoosh by’ with chaos, says Altman

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims "AGI will come, it will go whooshing by." The executive further indicated that the world won't change as much as expected in a single event or singularity.

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Satya Nadella with Sam Altman at a conference

Sam Altman thinks your next boss could be… no one at all

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI OpenAI CEO recently discussed AI development and advances, including scientific breakthroughs, AI work slop, and life after AGI.

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SUN VALLEY, IDAHO - JULY 08: CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the Sun Valley lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every year, some of the world's wealthiest and most powerful figures from the media, finance, technology, and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive week-long conference hosted by boutique investment bank Allen & Co.

Sam Altman sets AGI bar at Physics breakthrough

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI While speaking with David Deutsch, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed a future test for true AGI: if GPT-8 were to solve quantum gravity, it would qualify as AGI.

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The WhatsApp bot is displayed on a mobile phone with the Meta icon in the background in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Mark Zuckerberg would rather waste billions than lose the AI race

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company would rather invest billions in AI than risk missing the chance to deliver superintelligence ahead of its rivals.

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CEO of DeepMind Technologies Demis Hassabis attend an AI summit at Imperial College London, in central London on July 9, 2025.

Google's AI boss says AGI is still 5–10 years away

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis argues that artificial intelligence still lacks key capabilities, pushing AGI 5–10 years away.

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, speaks at a joint press conference announcing a strategic partnership with Kakao at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2025.

What’s holding OpenAI back from declaring AGI with GPT-5?

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that GPT-5 didn't meet the coveted AGI threshold because of its inability to continuously learn "as it's deployed from the new things it finds."

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Mark Zuckerberg is seen in attendance during the UFC 313 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Can Zuckerberg's "personal superintelligence" AI ploy save your job?

By Cale Hunt published

AI While Meta plays catch-up with the big AI firms, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced "personal superintelligence."

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California.

OpenAI may prematurely declare AGI to sever its ties with Microsoft

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI A recent report suggests that OpenAI is in discussions to ship an AI coding agent that surpasses the capabilities of an advanced human programmer.

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Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Google's CEO doubts AGI is feasible with existing hardware

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI Google's CEO Sundar Pichai recently indicated that he's skeptical about the current hardware venturing the world into the AGI era.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during an OpenAI DevDay event.

Is the AGI dream for Satya Nadella and Sam Altman dead?

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI Sam Altman thinks we should shift focus to the first self-replicating AI "spaceship", while Satya Nadella is focused on delivering real impact to society.

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