Before the AI boom initiated by OpenAI, things were pretty quiet. The technology barely disrupted industries other than its own, and fans were living in a fantasy and expectations, rather reality.
But since ChatGPT made its debut and people began to realize the technology's potential, the hype created an arms race where companies of all sizes either try to use the technology from OpenAI, adopt others, or develop their own.
And tech titan Google is the latter.
After a "code red" that forced its founders out of retirement and back to the office, Sergey Brin began a more active role in the company.
And soon, Gemini was launched, and with further and subsequent developments, Google is getting its competing advantage again.
But since the company is at stake, and because Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is the future of AI, Brin said that what Google is doing is not good enough.
In an internal memo sent by Sergey Brin to the Gemini team at Google said that the final race to AGI happening or beginning to happen.
At Google I/O 2024 last May, it was Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis who reiterated that DeepMind’s goal is "building AGI: Artificial general intelligence, a system that has human-level cognitive capabilities."
But rivals are no slouch.
They're good, and many of them are even neck-and-neck, if not surpassing Gemini in various benchmarks.
Google as one of the key players in this race, must take note, and utilize its resources to make sure that it's ahead of the game. And the resources Brin referred to, is the "ingredient" of this success.
In this case, Brin said the Gemini team has to be the "most efficient coders and AI scientists in the world by using our own AI."
Bring highlighted the need for Google’s employees to use more of the company's AI for coding, saying that the AI is continuously improving itself, and this would eventually lead to AGI.
But to ensure that these ingredients can blend well to make a final result, Brin wants employees to double down their work,
And by what that means, includes a recommendation of "being in the office at least every weekday" and that "60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity," while warning that more might result in burnout.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has long been the ultimate objective in the field of artificial intelligence, representing a system capable of understanding, learning, and applying knowledge across a wide array of tasks, thereby matching or surpassing human cognitive abilities.
Unlike narrow AI, which is designed for specific functions, AGI aspires to perform any intellectual task that a human can, adapting seamlessly to new situations and challenges.
The pursuit of AGI signifies a monumental milestone in AI research, with the potential to revolutionize industries, economies, and various facets of daily life.
However, achieving AGI remains a complex and debated endeavor, with timelines for its realization varying among experts. Notably, there is no universally accepted definition of AGI, leading to diverse interpretations of its characteristics and implications.
In light of intensifying competition in the AI landscape, Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google who played a pivotal role in the company's evolution and was instrumental in developing Google's search engine, has re-engaged with the company's AI initiatives.
He is also back in the office because of this AI competition.
This renewed focus underscores the urgency within Google to advance its AI capabilities and maintain a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving AI sector.
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