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Published Jul 12, 2024

OpenAI's New System for Determining How Close AGI Is

Nathaniel Whittemore delves into OpenAI's groundbreaking system for assessing AGI progression through five developmental stages and examines the regulatory tensions highlighted by Microsoft and Apple's withdrawal amid antitrust concerns.
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  • Level System

    OpenAI has introduced a new leveling system to gauge the progress towards achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). This system, revealed at an all-hands meeting, outlines five distinct stages of AI development, starting with chatbots at level one and advancing to AI capable of performing organizational tasks at level five 1. explains that this framework is a work in progress, designed by OpenAI executives to provide insight into AI risks at various stages 2.

    This is not necessarily a final determination. This was created by a set of OpenAI executives and is meant to be a work in progress.

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    The system aims to benchmark AI capabilities, offering a clearer understanding of how close we are to human-level AI.

       

    Community Views

    The AI community has shown mixed reactions to OpenAI's new leveling system. Some experts argue that once AI reaches level two, subsequent levels should naturally follow, questioning the distinct separation between stages 2. Nathaniel Whittemore

    Humans can do all these things, so human level AI should be able to do all those things.

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    This ongoing debate reflects the complexity of defining AI capabilities and the challenges in predicting its trajectory.

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