The AI hype machine has fully lost its mind. There are about fifty articles from reputable news organizations and pundit sites proclaiming that OpenAI just announced AGI (artificial general intelligence). It didn’t. OpenAI has introduced “o3” and “o3-mini,” the latest in its reasoning model family, claiming significant advancements in AI’s ability to tackle complex tasks. So, let’s all calm down and take a minute to examine the specifics of OpenAI’s announcement and gain a clear understanding of o3’s actual capabilities and their implications.
First, there is no agreed-upon definition of AGI. Some say, “AGI is an AI system capable of performing any intellectual task that a human can, exhibiting general cognitive abilities across a wide range of domains.” OpenAI defines it as, “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.” Calling something AGI depends upon where you set the bar. . -s
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