Tech Giants Race to Build Advanced AI Amid Calls for Caution
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AGI (artificial general intelligence) refers to machines that are as broadly intelligent as humans across many cognitive abilities. Tech companies are racing to develop AGI, but there is no consensus on the definition or how to measure when it's achieved.
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Leading AI researchers recently published a study warning that unchecked "long-term planning" AIs could pose an existential threat to humanity. However, such systems don't yet exist.
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Companies like OpenAI and DeepMind were founded specifically to develop AGI in a responsible way. Now tech giants like Meta and Google are also announcing AGI as a priority.
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Pursuing AGI may help companies recruit top AI talent. But overusing the term could reduce its meaning.
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Governments so far lack regulations addressing advanced AIs. Researchers argue policymakers need to work with companies to understand the technologies as they progress.