"Microsoft's A.I. Shows Promising Signs of Human-Like Reasoning"

Microsoft researchers have published a paper claiming that their AI system, OpenAI's GPT-4, is a step towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), which is a machine that can do anything the human brain can do. The researchers documented complex behavior exhibited by the system and believed it demonstrated a "deep and flexible understanding" of human concepts and skills. However, some experts argue that general intelligence requires a familiarity with the physical world, which GPT-4 in theory does not have. Critics also say that the paper is an opportunistic effort to make big claims about a technology that no one quite understands.