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7News Just In · September 8 · 3 min

Has artificial general intelligence really arrived?

OpenAI's latest model, GPT-6 Astra, has been released with claims it represents the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI), though industry experts remain sceptical. Professor Toby Walsh from the University of New South Wales AI Institute discusses the difference between AGI and current AI, questioning whether the new model truly matches all human cognitive capabilities. The conversation covers potential economic impacts, job displacement concerns, cybersecurity threats, and the need for government oversight of AI companies that are effectively marking their own homework. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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OpenAI's latest model, GPT-6 Astra, has been released with claims it represents the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI), though industry experts remain sceptical. Professor Toby Walsh from the University of New South Wales AI Institute discusses the difference between AGI and current AI, questioning whether the new model truly matches all human cognitive capabilities. The conversation covers potential economic impacts, job displacement concerns, cybersecurity threats, and the need for government oversight of AI companies that are effectively marking their own homework.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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