Microsoft is an AGI skeptic, but is there tension with OpenAI?

Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT over two years ago, it has retained its position as one of the frontrunners in the AI race, constantly developing smarter models and spin-off products. The company has no intention of slowing down, with its ultimate goal being to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) or AI with autonomous, human-level intelligence.  

"Our mission is to ensure that AGI benefits all of humanity," said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a blog post last month. "In some sense, AGI is just another tool in this ever-taller scaffolding of human progress we are building together." 

Also: Generative AI is finally finding its sweet spot, says Databricks chief AI scientist

However, OpenAI's biggest strategic partner, Microsoft, has taken a different approach. In a recent interview, CEO Satya Nadella shared that the company ...