Originally published in Forbes, April 10, 2024 When OpenAI’s board momentarily ousted Sam Altman from his post as CEO last November, the media obsession was… intense. Why so much fuss about a corporate drama? The public mania—and perhaps the ousting itself—came in no small part from a widespread belief that the company is well on its way to accomplishing its stated mission, the formidable goal of building artificial general intelligence, software capable of any intellectual task humans can do. The hype hasn’t let up. Just this week, Elon Musk predicted AGI within the next year or two. If
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