Thu. 06/19 – What Would AGI Actually Look Like?
Jun 19, 2025•17 min
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Summary
This episode covers Microsoft's planned layoffs, potentially linked to AI spending, and Midjourney's launch of its first AI video generation model. It also delves into Meta's efforts to hire key AI talent and potentially acquire part of their venture fund, alongside tense talks between Microsoft and OpenAI regarding their partnership structure. Finally, the episode discusses OpenAI's warning about future models posing higher biological weapon risks and explores the ongoing debate over what constitutes Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).Episode description
Are we about to see a summer of layoffs in Silicon Valley? Midjourney’s new video model. Meta continues its acqu-hire spree with some folks we know. Microsoft has its own nuclear option with OpenAI, while OpenAI is starting to get worried about its models being nuclear dangerous? And what even IS AGI?
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Links:
- Microsoft Planning Thousands More Job Cuts Aimed at Salespeople (Bloomberg)
- ‘Surpassing all my expectations’: Midjourney releases first AI video model amid Disney, Universal lawsuit (VentureBeat)
- Meta in Talks to Hire AI Investors Friedman and Gross, Partially Buy Out Their Venture Fund (The Information)
- Microsoft prepared to walk away from high-stakes OpenAI talks (FT)
- OpenAI warns models with higher bioweapons risk are imminent (Axios)
- Why Big Tech cannot agree on artificial general intelligence (FT)
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