AGI’s definition keeps shifting as AI capabilities advance over time.
The AI Effect describes how the definition of AGI often shifts as AI systems become capable of performing tasks once thought to require general intelligence. Some colleagues joke that AGI is ‘what we haven’t yet built.’ Altman recently downplayed the G in AGI, saying his guess is we will hit AGI sooner than most people think, and it will matter much less. Just on Sunday, he said it has become a very sloppy term. This sounds like moving the goalpost.
— Sam Altman Says, ‘We Know How To Build AGI’ — Not So Fast · Forbes