Nvidia CEO: AGI achieved, but 'senseless'

Huang's remarks on the earnings call reflect a broader trend among tech leaders who use the term AGI loosely. OpenAI, founded with the explicit goal of building AGI, defines it in its charter as 'highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work,' but even its CEO, Sam Altman, has admitted this is hardly measurable. Other companies have coined their own terms, such as Meta's 'personal superintelligence' and Microsoft's 'humanist superintelligence,' yet these do not clarify the concept.

Huang's focus on productive and profitable AI, rather than abstract milestones, suggests a shift in emphasis from theoretical goals to practical applications. His comment that AI is 'generating profitable tokens' indicates that the value of AI is increasingly tied to economic output. This perspective may resonate with business readers who care about tangible benefits over vague technological achievements. The lack of a clear definition of AGI, as highlighted by Huang and others, means that claims of achieving it are more about signaling progress than delivering a concrete outcome. As the article notes, expect the industry to keep the AGI talk coming, using it as a tool for hyping progress.