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Defining AGI and the road ahead - Episode 5

Aug 15, 2025 · 40m

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How close are we to automating scientific discovery? What do AI competition wins really tell us about progress toward AGI? OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki and researcher Szymon Sidor share inside stories—from gold medals at the International Math Olympiad to surprising leaps in reasoning—that reveal where AI is headed next. 1:20 – From high school in Poland to AI research leaders 4:50 – Explaining AGI: technical and everyday perspectives 6:30 – Automating scientific discovery with AI 7:50 – Breakthroughs in medicine, AI safety, and alignment 10:30 – Today is a decade in the making 14:30 – Benchmark saturation and its limits 16:50 – Why math competitions matter for AI 18:15 – How…