Google Brain founder has an unexpected one-word message on AI originally appeared on TheStreet.
Big Tech just can’t stop chasing it.
The dream of controlling an all-knowing, human-like AI, artificial general intelligence (AGI), has become Silicon Valley’s obsession.
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From cloud giants to chipmakers, they’re shelling out billions in building the elusive AGI, opening up never-before-seen avenues.
But just as the race heats up, one seasoned AI veteran dropped a single word that has quickly turned the narrative on its head.
AGI has arguably been the holy grail of Big Tech.
Unlike the current narrow AI systems, AGI looks to replicate human-level thinking, problem-solving, and adaptability.
It’s arguably the tech industry’s most expensive gamble in its rich history, and the biggest names in Big Tech have gone all-in.
At Google I/O, co-founder Sergey Brin argued that the company’s powerful Gemini model is built to be the first true AGI.
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DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis argued that AGI needs to be capable of advanced reasoning while building mental models of the world.
Meta Platforms, in particular, isn’t holding back.
In June, it launched its Superintelligence Lab, effectively reshaping its internal AI strategy around AGI milestones.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has dished out billions to OpenAI, with clauses governing AGI rights baked into their contract.
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Amazon’s no different, betting huge on AGI startup Anthropic, while Nvidia, whose GPUs drive over 80% of generative AI compute loads, recently jumped to a $4 trillion market cap.
Analysts forecast that the AGI market could surge from just under $4 billion last year to more than $100 billion by the mid-2030s.
Though those numbers are far from guaranteed, rest assured, the money will keep pouring from Big Tech.
AGI isn’t taking over the world anytime soon, at least not if you ask Andrew Ng.
The AI pioneer and founder of Google Brain dismissed the buzz around the phenomenon, bluntly referring to it with one word — “overhyped” — during a talk at Y Combinator.
“For a long time, there’ll be a lot of things that humans can do that AI cannot.”
AGI obviously refers to a future version of AI that could beat humans in thinking and reasoning across a wide range of tasks.
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