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Inching towards AGI: How reasoning and deep research are expanding AI from statistical prediction to structured problem-solving
Guest Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More AI has evolved at an astonishing pace. What seemed like science fiction just a few years ago is now an undeniable reality. Back in 2017, my firm launched an AI Center of Excellence. AI was certainly […]
New York Times columnist Ezra Klein addressed this in a recent podcast: “We are rushing toward AGI without really understanding what that is or what that means.” For example, he claims there is little critical thinking or contingency planning going on around the implications and, for example, what this would truly mean for employment. Of course, there is another perspective on this uncertain future and lack of planning, as exemplified by Gary Marcus, who believes deep learning generally (and LLMs specifically) will not lead to AGI. Productivity skyrockets, new materials are discovered, personalized medicine becomes available for all, goods and services become abundant and inexpensive and individuals are freed from drudgery to pursue more meaningful work and activities.
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