Fri. 12/27 – A New “Definition” Of AGI

Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly having problems deciding how make this whole, reclassifying as for-profit thing work. Oh, also, they secretly decided on a new definition of artificial general intelligence that is tied to tangible dollar value. At the tail end of the year, the most interesting new AI model of the year. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

Links:

• Microsoft and OpenAI Wrangle Over Terms of Their Blockbuster Partnership (The Information)
• Microsoft and OpenAI’s Secret AGI Definition (The Information)
• DeepSeek-V3, ultra-large open-source AI, outperforms Llama and Qwen on launch (VentureBeat)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good (NYTimes)
• Hawk Tuah Wasn’t What It Seemed (The Atlantic)
• The Paper Passport Is Dying (Wired)
• You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family (Wired)