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> A highly autonomous system that outperforms humans at most economically valuable work.

That is not the real definition of AGI. The real "definition" can mean anything at this point and in their leaked report from the Information [0] they have defined it as "returning $100 billion or so in profits"

In other words raise more money until they reach AGI. This non-profit conversion to for-profit is looking like a complete scam from the original mission [1] when they started out:

> Our goal is to advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return. Since our research is free from financial obligations, we can better focus on a positive human impact.

"AGI" at this point is a meaningless term abused to fleece investors to raise billions for the displacement of jobs either way which that will "benefit humanity" with no replacement or alternative for those lost jobs.

This is a total scam.

[0] https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/26/24329618/openai-microsof...

[1] https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai/




> "returning $100 billion or so in profits"

and do so without any human involvement


Yeah IMO they should be required to dissolve the company and re-form it as for-profit. And pay any back-taxes their non-profit status exempted them from in the meantime.




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