Sam Altman says artificial general intelligence is "an irrelevant marketing term"

In a piece examining fears that artificial intelligence could become uncontrollable, reporting pointed to a split in how OpenAI leaders describe artificial general intelligence. The article said CEO Sam Altman dismissed the phrase as lacking real meaning, while executive Greg Brockman said only days later that the company had attained it. That contrast was offered as an example of loose terminology in the AI sector. The article added that available evidence does not show AI is uncontrolled or acts with intent, and that specialists caution against assigning human-like motives to such systems, citing a Hugging Face episode in which an automated group followed instructions to complete a test. It also described regulation and accountability for large AI firms as urgent.