‘It’s missing something’: AGI, superintelligence and a race for the future
OpenAI’s GPT-5 upgrade is hailed as a “significant step” toward artificial general intelligence, yet it still can’t learn autonomously or match human flexibility. Tech giants Meta, Google and Anthropic are pouring billions into the same quest, even as experts warn that AGI remains more a thought experiment than a solved problem. Meanwhile, generative AI is already cashing in—OpenAI’s revenue hit $13 billion—and competition from Chinese firms like DeepSeek underscores the global stakes.