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Microsoft and OpenAI have a very specific , internal definition of artificial general intelligence ( AGI ) based on the inauguration ’s net , according to a new report fromThe Information . And by this definition , OpenAI is many years away from reach it .

The two companies reportedly signed an agreement last year stating OpenAI has only achieved AGI when it develop AI system that can generate at least $ 100 billion in profits . That ’s far from the rigorous proficient and philosophic definition of AGI many expect .

This year , OpenAI is reportedly place to lose zillion of dollars , and the startup tell investorsit wo n’t ferment a profit until 2029 .

This is an important item because Microsoftloses admittance to OpenAI ’s technology when the startup reachesAGI , a nebulous full term thatmeans different thing to everyone . Some have speculated OpenAI will hold AGI sooner rather than later to package out Microsoft , but this agreement means Microsoft could have access to OpenAI ’s models for a decade or more .

Last week , some debate whether OpenAI’so3 modelwas a meaningful step toward AGI . While o3 may perform better than other AI models , it also amount with meaning compute price , which bodes ominous for OpenAI and Microsoft ’s profit - centric definition of AGI .

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