Whoever proclaims AGI is not just describing progress – they are claiming the authority to interpret the future of work

Versatility vs. generality: What truly makes an AI intelligent?

Why the discussion about AGI goes beyond technology: Societal and economic dimensions

The debate surrounding AGI is not only technologically significant, but also socially and economically. While some experts fear that the term is being used excessively and leading to a distorted perception of progress, others argue that the new capabilities of AI systems like GPT-6 Astra could have profound implications for the world of work. It is crucial to distinguish between the impressive achievements of modern AI models and what can be considered true general intelligence. The following analysis will illuminate the multifaceted aspects of the AGI discussion to provide a clearer picture of the opportunities and limitations of this technology.

The AGI narrative: When a label becomes more powerful than the technology

A model shifts the boundary, but does not prove a change of era

With GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI unveiled a system on September 3, 2026, that represents a significant leap in performance across several demanding disciplines. The model can interact with software interfaces, navigate the internet, develop programs, analyze security vulnerabilities, and execute multi-stage digital workflows with comparatively little human intervention. The computer-based functionality is particularly significant from an economic perspective: A language model that not only formulates responses but also opens programs, transfers data, fills out forms, edits spreadsheets, and feeds results into other systems transcends the role of a mere information tool. It approaches the status of a digital actor capable of managing entire process chains.

At the end of the presentation, OpenAI President Greg Brockman essentially declared that the era of artificial general intelligence (AGI) was now beginning. This statement was impactful, but by no means scientifically conclusive. It denotes less a proven state than an interpretation of the progress achieved. GPT-6 Astra provides strong evidence that AI systems are becoming broader, more autonomous, and more economically relevant. However, this does not automatically mean that a generally accepted threshold to AGI has been crossed. Such a threshold does not yet exist in a binding form.

The central conflict, therefore, lies not only in the question of the model's technical capabilities. It lies in which abilities should be considered evidence of general intelligence, who sets the criteria, and what interests are associated with this classification. A company can proclaim a historic turning point. However, whether this actually leads to a new technological era will only be determined by independent testing, sustained use, and economic realities.

The abbreviation has no binding meaning

AGI is often equated with an AI that achieves or surpasses human capabilities across a wide range of tasks. This seemingly clear description, however, breaks down upon closer examination into several open questions. Must such a system be able to handle every mental task, or only most? Is average human skill sufficient, or must the AI ​​outperform experts? Does it require social perception, bodily experience, long-term planning, and moral judgment? Must the system independently formulate new goals, or is it enough to flexibly pursue predefined objectives?

Depending on the answer, a different definition emerges. An economic definition views AGI as a highly autonomous system that surpasses humans in a large proportion of economically valuable activities. A cognitive definition requires broad human problem-solving skills. A learning-theoretical definition emphasizes the ability to tackle entirely new tasks with little experience. An action-oriented definition focuses on reliable autonomy in open environments. A philosophical definition might additionally require understanding, awareness, or self-reflection.

These approaches are not equivalent and do not lead to a positive judgment at the same time. A system can achieve enormous economic output without possessing a human-like understanding of the world. Conversely, a machine might have flexible learning capabilities without being economically superior due to high costs, slow execution, or a lack of interfaces. Therefore, AGI is not a clearly measurable natural phenomenon like temperature or mass. The term is a human-constructed category in which technical, economic, and normative assumptions converge.

The conceptual ambiguity is not merely academic. It influences company valuations, investment decisions, regulation, liability, and labor market expectations. If AGI is considered to have been achieved immediately, the pressure on companies and governments to invest more quickly increases. Conversely, if the term is reserved only for a near-universal, human-like system, even exceptionally powerful models can appear as preliminary stages. The same technology then generates a completely different economic narrative depending on the definition.

The difference between versatility and generality

Modern basic models are universally applicable because they can process text, images, software code, and other data formats across numerous domains. This breadth clearly distinguishes them from traditional specialized software. A chess program might be superhuman in a narrowly defined discipline but cannot check tax returns. A large, multimodal model, on the other hand, can solve mathematical problems, summarize contracts, interpret images, develop software, and prepare for customer meetings. It thus possesses a form of functional versatility.

Versatility alone, however, does not prove robust general intelligence. What is crucial is how reliably a system transfers knowledge between domains, how it handles novel situations, and how reliably it recognizes its own errors. A model can perform well in a hundred tests and yet fail a seemingly simple task if its structure lies outside the learned patterns. Humans are also prone to error, but they possess physical experience, social embeddedness, enduring memory, and a rich understanding of causal relationships. These abilities are not equally important in every profession, but can be decisive in open-ended situations.

Therefore, generality should not be understood merely as the number of tasks mastered. More important is the ability to structure unknown problems with limited clues, to obtain relevant information, to verify intermediate results, and to adapt the approach in the face of unexpected events. Equally important is whether this performance remains repeatable. A spectacular individual achievement is of less economic value than a somewhat weaker but reliably controllable system.

GPT-6 Astra appears to be making progress in several of these criteria. Its strength in interactive tasks, computer use, and long workflows suggests greater operational generality. However, it remains unclear how well these abilities function outside of prepared tests, over extended periods, and under incomplete conditions. The transition from impressive breadth to robust generality is not a linguistic one, but an empirical one.

Why peak scores don't prove general intelligence

Benchmarks are indispensable because technological progress can hardly be assessed without comparable measurement methods. At the same time, they create a dangerous illusion of precision. A percentage appears objective, even though the result can depend heavily on task selection, tools, computing budget, execution environment, and evaluation rules. With agent-based systems, the added complication is that not only the model itself, but the entire technical embedding is measured.

This is particularly evident in ARC-AGI-3, a test for adapting to unknown interactive environments. GPT-6 Astra achieved nearly 100 percent in a vendor-specific execution environment. In a more neutral standard environment, however, the best result was around 63 percent. Both values ​​are relevant, but they address different questions. The standard environment compares models under more standardized conditions. The vendor-specific environment demonstrates what a model can achieve with optimized state management and its intended technical assistance.

The large difference does not mean that the higher value is worthless. Ultimately, for companies, what counts is the performance of the entire system as it actually exists, not the theoretically isolated intelligence of a model core. At the same time, the optimized value should not be treated as if it proves a universal capability independent of the technical environment. A result is only meaningful in conjunction with the test conditions.

It is also noteworthy that Astra required fewer action steps than the average person tested for many tasks. This suggests high efficiency in building internal representations of novel environments. Nevertheless, ARC-AGI-3 only measures a specific aspect: adaptive problem-solving in constructed interactive scenarios. The test does not capture the entire working world, nor social competence, institutional understanding, long-term responsibility, or physical action. An excellent score can be a strong indicator of progress, but it is not universal proof of AGI.

The execution environment becomes part of the intelligence

The discussion about different testing environments points to a fundamental shift. Future AI performance will increasingly rarely emerge solely from the model. It will arise from the interplay of the model, memory, tools, data access, security rules, software environment, and feedback loops. Those who focus only on the model name underestimate the systemic nature of modern AI.

Economically, this development resembles the transition from individual computers to networked enterprise IT. The value lies not solely in the processor, but in its integration into processes, databases, and decision-making systems. An AI model without access to relevant business data can formulate brilliant ideas and yet achieve little. Conversely, a somewhat weaker model with a clean data foundation, secure interfaces, and clear approval rules can generate significant productivity gains.

This also shifts the competitive landscape. Model providers are no longer just competing for better answers, but for complete execution environments. They want to become the operating system for knowledge work. Whoever controls access to browsers, office software, development environments, communication platforms, and company data possesses a strategic advantage. A market for individual AI queries is evolving into a market for digital labor capacity.

This perspective also puts into perspective the question of whether the core of the model is already AGI (Automated Industrial Intelligence). For many companies, what matters more is whether the overall system performs a process reliably, securely, and more cost-effectively than the previous organization. The economic turning point can therefore occur before a philosophically convincing AGI is achieved. A machine doesn't have to think like a human to reorganize human work on a large scale.

Computer use is the real economic leap

First-generation language models primarily increased the productivity of individual tasks. They wrote drafts, summarized documents, translated texts, and provided programming assistance. Humans remained the connecting element. They copied results, switched programs, monitored intermediate steps, and decided when a process was complete.

A powerful computer-based workflow model goes deeper. It can potentially handle the entire process from task to result. This includes research, data entry, file management, communication, analysis, and documentation. This not only reduces the costs of individual tasks but also coordination costs, waiting times, and handover losses. These invisible inefficiencies account for a large portion of the workload in many service companies.

The economic value of agent-based AI therefore depends less on its eloquence than on its ability to complete tasks. A system that automates 90 percent of a process but requires human intervention in every exceptional case can be valuable. However, it remains organizationally burdensome if the exceptions are difficult to predict. A system with a somewhat lower peak speed can be superior if it recognizes responsibilities, reports uncertainty, and manages the handover to humans.

This leads to a sober evaluation criterion: It's not the number of impressive capabilities that matters, but rather the proportion of successfully completed processes under realistic cost, time, and quality conditions. Companies should therefore measure throughput time, error costs, rework, escalation rate, data privacy risk, and system failures. Only these metrics reveal whether a seemingly general-purpose system is also economically viable.

AGI is more of a curve than a specific date

The idea of ​​a single AGI moment is communicatively appealing. It creates a clear break between a before and an after. However, technological progress is usually uneven. Systems initially achieve superhuman performance in individual disciplines, then become competent across more tasks, and gradually gain autonomy. At the same time, surprising weaknesses persist.

A tiered model is therefore more sensible than a simple yes-or-no decision. Two axes are particularly important: the breadth of capabilities and the depth of performance. A third dimension, autonomy, is also crucial. A system can perform many tasks averagely, a few tasks exceptionally well, or many tasks very well under human supervision. These variations have different economic and security policy implications.

Reliability should also be considered a separate dimension. In many industries, an average success rate is insufficient. Medicine, finance, critical infrastructure, and industrial control systems demand demonstrable safety. A system can theoretically be more competent than a human and still remain unsuitable if its rare errors are difficult to detect or have particularly serious consequences.

The most meaningful statement about GPT-6 Astra is therefore not that AGI has been definitively achieved or definitively missed. It is more plausible that a new stage of broadly deployable agentic AI has been reached. Whether this stage will retrospectively be considered the beginning of an AGI era depends on its further development, its reliability, and its real economic impact.

The economic definition is practical and political

For years, OpenAI has essentially described AGI as highly autonomous systems that outperform humans in most economically valuable activities. This definition has one advantage: it avoids intractable debates about consciousness and focuses on observable performance. At the same time, it is by no means neutral. What is economically valuable is determined by markets, institutions, income, and societal priorities.

Unpaid care, education, trust, community work, and cultural mediation can be socially vital, even though their market value is inadequately measured. Conversely, activities can generate high revenues without providing a correspondingly high level of social benefit. A purely economic definition of AGI (Ambient Identification and Growth) perpetuates these distortions. It does not measure intelligence per se, but rather the ability to generate marketable results within existing market structures.

Furthermore, the benchmark shifts as AI becomes available. If a system drastically reduces the cost of certain tasks, their market value may decrease. The definition could then paradoxically lag behind technological progress: what was considered economically valuable work yesterday is automated today and valued less tomorrow. AGI would thus be tied to a dynamic target variable.

Despite these weaknesses, the economic definition is relevant for businesses and policymakers. AI doesn't need consciousness to alter wages, profits, and power structures. As soon as systems autonomously take over a large portion of digital tasks, a macroeconomic upheaval will occur—regardless of whether philosophers accept the term AGI. The economic consequences could far outpace any conceptual consensus.

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Productivity does not automatically arise from technical capability

Previous studies on the use of generative AI have already shown significant productivity gains in clearly defined tasks. In a large customer service trial, the number of cases handled per hour increased by an average of 14 percent. The increase was significantly higher for less experienced employees. Such results demonstrate that AI can disseminate knowledge and reduce performance differences within a team.

However, these effects should not be used to draw linear conclusions about autonomous models. The more widely a system is deployed, the more its results depend on organization, data quality, and process design. A high-performing model can accelerate inefficient processes without improving them. It can create additional auditing obligations if results are unreliable. It can reduce the workload for employees, but it can also increase work intensity and monitoring.

Furthermore, productivity is not synonymous with cost reduction. When a task is completed faster, the demand for additional variations, analyses, and documentation often increases. Companies then produce more, but don't necessarily save on personnel. This so-called rebound effect is particularly likely with digital work because new services have low marginal costs. Ten presentations become a hundred personalized versions; occasional data analyses become continuous evaluation.

The greatest benefit, therefore, does not come from simply purchasing a model, but from a reorganization of work processes. Tasks must be broken down, responsibilities clarified, and control points defined. Companies need reliable data access, logging, and training. The bottleneck shifts from creating text to designing secure, measurable, and adaptable processes.

The labor market is being changed by tasks, not by professions

The public debate tends to focus on which professions will disappear. From an economic perspective, it makes more sense to consider individual tasks. Most professions consist of routines, expert decisions, communication, responsibility, and situational action. AI can completely take over some components, accelerate others, and barely affect still others.

International labor market analyses suggest that approximately one-quarter of global employment involves jobs with some exposure to generative AI. Only a significantly smaller proportion falls into the highest exposure category. The impact is greater in wealthier countries because more administrative, analytical, and communication work is digitized there. Office and clerical jobs, as well as increasingly technical and media-related professions, are particularly affected.

These figures are not forecasts of actual job losses. They show where tasks can be changed technologically. Whether this results in job cuts, increased productivity, or new offerings depends on demand, wages, regulation, and corporate strategy. Historically, technologies have often displaced individual jobs while simultaneously creating new fields of activity. The transition can still be painful, however, because new jobs do not automatically appear in the same place, at the same time, or for the same people.

Agentic systems like Astra increase the pressure for change because they can automate transitions between tasks. This not only changes the work within a single profession, but also the organizational bundling of activities. A company could, for example, combine research, data preparation, standard communication, and documentation in an AI-supported process. Employees would then be able to handle exceptions more effectively, cultivate relationships, set goals, and take on greater responsibility.

Knowledge becomes cheaper, responsibility more valuable

When AI produces high-quality designs, analyses, and software in large quantities, the price of standardized knowledge work decreases. However, reliable data, access to customers, regulatory approval, physical infrastructure, and the ability to assume responsibility remain scarce. This is changing value creation across many industries.

Consultants will be paid less for summarizing publicly available information. Problem definition, industry-specific data, critical review, and implementation within a specific organization will become more valuable. Software developers will spend less time on standard code and more time on architecture, security, and system integration. Executives can receive more analyses, but they will need to be even better at distinguishing between plausible and reliable results.

This shift can increase productivity, but it can also create new dependencies. Those who rely too heavily on AI investments may lose their own judgment. If junior staff no longer perform routine tasks themselves, they miss out on the learning opportunities that later develop into expertise. Companies must therefore decide which activities should be automated and which should be deliberately retained as training and quality control steps.

Trust could become the central scarce resource of the AI ​​economy. Customers, authorities, and business partners must be able to understand who made a decision, what data was used, and who is liable for errors. The more autonomously systems operate, the more important proof of origin, logs, and clear lines of accountability become. Technical intelligence doesn't eliminate responsibility; it increases its price.

Capital, energy, and data limit the supposed boundlessness

The way AGI is described can easily create the impression of an almost immaterial technology. In reality, modern AI relies on an exceptionally capital-intensive infrastructure. Data centers, high-performance processors, power grids, cooling systems, fiber optic connections, and specialized personnel determine how quickly and at what cost models can be developed and deployed.

Investments by the largest technology companies in data centers and related infrastructure totaled more than $400 billion in 2025 and were projected to increase significantly again in 2026. This scale demonstrates that competition is not solely determined by better algorithms. Access to capital, energy, and supply chains is becoming a strategic factor. Small providers can develop innovative models, but often remain dependent on a few infrastructure companies for training and large-scale operation.

Electricity demand is also growing. Data centers worldwide consumed approximately 485 terawatt-hours in 2025. This figure could double to around 950 terawatt-hours by 2030. While their share of global electricity consumption would remain limited at around three percent, the load is becoming regionally concentrated. Individual sites will require large grid connections, new generation capacity, and a reliable power supply in a short period of time.

Lower energy consumption per AI task does not automatically solve this problem. If usage grows faster than efficiency, overall consumption will still increase. Agentic systems, in particular, can trigger many model calls because they plan, use tools, check results, and repeat tasks. The economic price of a digital agent, therefore, consists of more than just a license. It includes computing power, data transmission, security monitoring, and the costs of human oversight.

The AGI narrative promotes market concentration

A credible claim to general intelligence can give a provider enormous advantages. Companies want to connect their processes to the most powerful platform. Developers build complementary applications. Investors provide capital. Skilled workers move to the perceived technology leader. This creates a self-reinforcing cycle of market share, data, revenue, and infrastructure.

The cost structure favors large platforms. Training leading models requires significant upfront investment, while additional usage can be scaled relatively cheaply once the infrastructure is in place. At the same time, proprietary interfaces, specialized agent environments, and integrated enterprise data create switching costs. Those who deeply integrate their workflows with a single model provider will find it difficult to switch later.

However, the market is not necessarily a natural monopoly. Models can become more interchangeable, open systems can suffice for many tasks, and companies can use multiple providers in parallel. Furthermore, specialized solutions emerge that are more reliable or cost-effective in specific industries than a universal model. Competition is therefore likely to take place on several levels: model quality, infrastructure, data access, integration, security, and industry-specific expertise.

For economic policy, this means that access to AI infrastructure is becoming increasingly important. Competition cannot be ensured solely through the regulation of individual models. Cloud markets, computing capacity, chip supply, energy connections, data portability, and open technical standards are all relevant. Whoever controls these fundamentals wields power, even if the term AGI remains scientifically undefined.

Security capability is not synonymous with security

GPT-6 Astra achieved a top score in a demanding exploit development test and was classified for the first time as critically capable in the field of cybersecurity within its own security framework. This classification does not mean that the model itself is necessarily dangerous. It means that, with the right tools and access, it possesses capabilities that can be exceptionally effective for both defense and attack.

This dual-purpose capability is a core problem of advanced AI. A model that finds unknown vulnerabilities can protect companies before attackers exploit them. However, this same capability can be misused. Furthermore, as autonomy increases, the effort required to plan and execute complex attacks decreases. This could make capabilities previously reserved for highly specialized teams more widely available.

Security measures must therefore encompass multiple levels. Rules of conduct within the model are insufficient. Access controls, monitoring, restricted tool rights, isolated execution environments, and rapid intervention capabilities are required. Particularly powerful functions can only be made available to verified users in clearly defined scenarios. Simultaneously, independent bodies must be able to assess the effectiveness of these security measures.

The term AGI (Awareness, Intelligence, and General Intelligence) can even be misleading in this debate. A system does not need to possess general intelligence to cause significant damage in a single safety-critical discipline. Regulation should therefore focus on specific capabilities, operating conditions, and potential for damage. An abstract classification as AGI or non-AGI is too broad for risk management.

Whoever defines AGI distributes rights and obligations

The definition of AGI can have direct legal and contractual consequences. Partnerships, shareholdings, profit distributions, and control rights can be linked to the achievement of specific technological milestones. Even without examining individual contracts, it is clear that an AGI declaration can be more than a philosophical statement; it can affect economic interests.

This creates a structural conflict of interest. Model providers possess the most information about their systems but also have strong incentives to present progress positively. Competitors can downplay achievements. Governments, driven by economic interests, can either accelerate or warn against development. Independent research is therefore indispensable but often lacks the same computing resources and access.

A reliable assessment should therefore not depend on a single organization. A transparent process with independent tests, clear criteria, and repeatable results is necessary. This process must differentiate between model capability, system performance, and actual use. Regular reassessment is equally important because models, tools, and costs change rapidly.

Even such a procedure would not provide a metaphysical truth about intelligence. However, it could discipline the political and economic debate. Instead of a self-declaration that garners publicity, a comprehensible classification of specific ability levels would emerge. That would be less spectacular, but considerably more useful.

Companies need testing plans, not era-specific concepts

For business decisions, the question of AGI is usually too abstract. A company needs to know whether a system can handle a specific process better, faster, and more cost-effectively, and whether the risks are manageable. Therefore, the introduction of agentive AI should begin with a clear testing plan.

First, the task must be precisely defined. What inputs are available, what result is expected, and what errors are acceptable? This is followed by a comparison with the previous performance of both people and software. Measurements should include not only speed and direct costs, but also rework, escalations, failures, and quality variation. An average value is insufficient if rare errors can cause significant damage.

Next, the degree of autonomy must be defined. A system can make suggestions, prepare actions, execute them after approval, or make decisions independently within defined limits. These levels should not be mixed for convenience. The higher the autonomy, the more important rights management, logging, and fallback mechanisms become.

Ultimately, the operation must be continuously monitored. Models can change through updates, external data sources can fail, and attackers can find new ways to manipulate the system. A successful pilot phase is therefore not conclusive proof. AI is becoming a production system that requires continuous monitoring, much like critical software or an industrial plant.

Companies that master this discipline benefit regardless of whether Astra is called AGI. Companies that allow themselves to be misled by a label into uncontrolled automation, on the other hand, increase their operational dependency. The right benchmark is not technological awe, but proven value creation.

Europe must not get lost in a dispute over terminology

This dispute is of particular importance for Germany and Europe. The region boasts strong industrial companies, high-quality process data, research institutions, and demanding regulated markets. At the same time, it faces a significant dependence on non-European cloud and model providers. A strategy that focuses solely on the next available base model is therefore insufficient.

Europe's strength may lie in combining advanced models with real-world value chains. Industry, logistics, energy, healthcare, and public administration offer complex fields of application where domain expertise, security, and integration are crucial. The best benchmark score alone is not enough. Availability, data sovereignty, liability, and the ability to operate processes stably over many years are decisive.

For this, Europe needs sufficient computing capacity, competitive electricity supply, shared data spaces, and clear standards for agent-based systems. Regulation should limit specific risks without treating all automation as autonomous superintelligence. Tiered obligations based on capability, operational context, and potential for harm are particularly important.

Continuing education also needs to change. General AI knowledge is not enough. Employees need the ability to structure processes for AI, to professionally evaluate results, and to recognize the boundaries of responsibility. Managers must understand that implementing AI is organizational development, not just software procurement.

A sober assessment of GPT-6 Astra

Based on publicly available information, GPT-6 Astra is an exceptionally powerful, broadly applicable, and more agent-based AI system. It demonstrates significant advancements in abstract problem-solving, computer literacy, software development, and cybersecurity. It can handle task chains that, just a few years ago, required close human supervision. These capabilities justify the statement that a new phase of automation has begun.

The claim that a single benchmark value objectively proves AGI is unjustified. This is due to a lack of a generally accepted definition, a comprehensive measurement method, and sufficiently independent long-term data. The dependence of the results on the execution environment, tools, and computing budget, in particular, demonstrates that model performance cannot be considered in isolation.

However, this skeptical stance should not lead to trivialization. It would be a mistake to recognize AGI only when a machine replicates all human characteristics, including consciousness, social experience, and physical competence. This definition could systematically fail to capture economically relevant upheavals. A system can profoundly alter markets, employment, and security long before it fully resembles a human being.

The appropriate perspective lies somewhere between marketing and defensiveness. Astra is neither definitive proof of perfect general intelligence nor merely another language model. It is a step towards digital actors that are increasingly taking over entire workflows. This transition deserves more attention than the debate over a label.

The real turning point is economic, not semantic

The question of whether AGI already exists may never be answered with the same certainty as a physical measurement. Conceptions of intelligence are too diverse, tasks change too drastically, and technical performance and societal evaluation are too closely intertwined. Therefore, attempting to establish a universal cut-off date can confuse more than it clarifies.

For economics, a different question is more important: At what point can AI systems independently and reliably perform enough valuable tasks at reasonable costs, enabling companies to fundamentally adapt their organization, investments, and employment? GPT-6 Astra brings the economy closer to this threshold. In some digital sectors, it may already have been crossed, while in others it remains far away.

The coming transformation will therefore unfold unevenly. Software development, cybersecurity, analytics, and digital administration can change faster than physical services, crafts, or activities with high social responsibility. Significant differences will also emerge between companies. Data-driven and well-organized businesses will benefit sooner than organizations with fragmented systems and unclear processes.

The provocative AGI statement contains a kernel of truth: the era in which powerful AI could be viewed merely as an aid for individual texts and images is drawing to a close. However, the claim that this resolves the scientific question of general intelligence is an exaggeration. The most important dividing line is not between AGI and non-AGI. It lies between systems that impressively demonstrate capabilities and systems that, under real-world conditions, permanently alter responsibilities, costs, and outcomes.

Those who proclaim the existence of AGI today are establishing a framework for interpretation. Those who categorically deny it risk underestimating economic change. The most sensible position acknowledges both: the term remains vague, but the capabilities become concrete. Therefore, for companies, employees, and governments, the crucial question is not whether they believe in AGI. What matters is whether they can measure, shape, and control what these systems actually do.

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