Fri. 12/27 – A New “Definition” Of AGI
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Brian McCullough
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🗓️ 27 December 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly having problems deciding how make this whole, reclassifying as for-profit thing work. Oh, also, they secretly decided on a new definition of artificial general intelligence that is tied to tangible dollar value. At the tail end of the year, the most interesting new AI model of the year. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
Links:
- Microsoft and OpenAI Wrangle Over Terms of Their Blockbuster Partnership (The Information)
- Microsoft and OpenAI’s Secret AGI Definition (The Information)
- DeepSeek-V3, ultra-large open-source AI, outperforms Llama and Qwen on launch (VentureBeat)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good (NYTimes)
- Hawk Tuah Wasn’t What It Seemed (The Atlantic)
- The Paper Passport Is Dying (Wired)
- You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family (Wired)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Techmeme right home for Friday, December 27th, 2024. I'm Brian McCullough today. Microsoft and OpenAI |
| 0:10.9 | reportedly are having problems deciding on how to make this whole reclassifying as a for-profit thing work. |
| 0:16.8 | Oh, and also they secretly decided on a new definition of artificial general intelligence |
| 0:21.1 | that is tied to tangible dollar value at the tail end of the year, the most interesting |
| 0:26.3 | new AI model of the year, and of course the weekend long-read suggestions. |
| 0:30.7 | Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. |
| 0:36.1 | A couple of interesting open AI scoops from the information for you. |
| 0:41.2 | First up, they're reporting that Microsoft and OpenAI are having trouble, sorting out the details of Microsoft's stake in any forthcoming for-profit open AI entity. |
| 0:56.5 | Also, they're trying to work out details like the use of Open AIs IP, the continued collection of 20% of Open AIs revenue, and more. |
| 1:03.0 | Quote, the companies have been negotiating potential changes in Open AI structure since around |
| 1:07.9 | October. Those talks have focused on four areas. Microsoft's |
| 1:12.1 | equity stake in the for-profit entity, whether Microsoft will continue to be Open AI's |
| 1:16.6 | exclusive cloud provider, how long Microsoft will maintain rights to use OpenAI's intellectual property |
| 1:22.8 | in its products as it pleases, and whether Microsoft will continue to take 20% of OpenAI's revenue, |
| 1:29.6 | according to a person who has talked to Altman about the discussions. The negotiations also reflect |
| 1:34.8 | the remarkable acceleration of OpenAI's business, as well as its ambitions to develop |
| 1:39.4 | everything from a server chip to a web browser to a humanoid robot. OpenAI has projected around |
| 1:45.6 | $4 billion in revenue this year and $100 billion in 2029, mainly off the back of chat GPT. |
| 1:53.4 | Given such growth, the terms of its contract with Microsoft, including the 20% revenue share |
| 1:57.9 | and its reliance on Microsoft servers, are now harder for OpenAI to swallow. |
| 2:02.8 | It isn't clear when OpenAI and Microsoft plan to complete the process, but they are working |
| 2:07.1 | quickly and are on the clock. If OpenAI fails to make the change in the next two years, |
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