TLDR:
OpenAI has unveiled a five-tier system to gauge its advancement toward developing artificial general intelligence (AGI), with levels ranging from current AI capabilities to systems that could potentially manage entire organizations. The company believes it is currently at Level 1, with their technology capable of engaging in conversational interactions. They are reportedly on the verge of reaching Level 2, dubbed “Reasoners,” which would represent human-level problem-solving abilities.
Key Elements:
- OpenAI unveils a classification system to measure progress towards AGI
- The system ranges from current AI capabilities to AI managing entire organizations
- The company believes it is currently at Level 1 and close to reaching Level 2
OpenAI’s system is still a work in progress and aims to gather feedback from employees, investors, and board members to potentially refine the levels over time. The classification system is seen as a communication tool to showcase the company’s goals rather than a scientific or technical measurement of progress.
Other AI labs have also attempted to quantify levels of AI capabilities, raising questions about the meaningfulness of such rankings and the ability to accurately measure progress towards AGI. There is currently no consensus in the AI research community on how to measure progress towards AGI, and linear progression models like OpenAI’s potentially risk fueling unrealistic expectations.