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OpenAI may prematurely declare AGI to cut ties with Microsoft — despite Sam Altman admitting today's tech isn’t built for it


A stringent AGI clause in the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership agreement is causing more tension amid high-stakes negotiations.

Fast forward to now, OpenAI executives are reportedly in discussions to declare AGI by shipping an AI coding agent that supersedes the capabilities of an advanced human programmer (via The Information). (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)If the ChatGPT maker moves forward with the plan to declare AGI, it could be well-positioned to sever its ties with Microsoft, cutting its IP rights and access to its flagship AI models. Aside from funding, Microsoft provides OpenAI with cloud computing for its AI advances, though this arrangement was altered following the announcement of the$500 Stargate project designed to facilitate the construction of data centers across the United States.

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