The Great AGI Race: When Will Machines Outsmart Us?

Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP -

With Elon Musk betting on superintelligence by next year and skeptics rolling their eyes, are we sprinting towards a new era or setting up for another AI winter?

The debate over when artificial general intelligence (AGI) will arrive is heating up among tech titans. Elon Musk, ever the optimist, projects that AI could surpass human intelligence as early as next year, a vision underscored by recent advancements in AI models like ChatGPT.

In contrast, Yann LeCun of Meta and other industry stalwarts insist that true AGI is decades away, citing the complexity of achieving human-like understanding and reasoning. This divide is not just academic; it shapes how billions in investments are directed and how quickly we might encounter AI that impacts every aspect of society.

As AI continues its relentless advance, are we on the brink of creating machines that not only think but outthink us, or are we chasing a horizon that keeps receding as we learn more?

Read the full article on Financial Times.

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