According to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, artificial intelligence models capable of performing at human levels may emerge as early as 2026. That is, if current advancements hold steady. Amodei compares the path to general artificial intelligence with educational stages. Currently, he notes that we’re starting to get to PhD level, while last year we were at the undergraduate level.
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“If you just eyeball the rate at which these capabilities are increasing, it does make you think that we’ll get there by 2026 or 2027”.
– Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
He also acknowledged that possible setbacks may exist, such as data shortages, limitations in scaling AI clusters, and potential geopolitical issues impacting microchip supply chains. Previously, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a similar claim, noting that artificial general intelligence can be achieved in five years with the current hardware. According to Altman, the benchmark would pose “surprisingly little” change to society.
Latest Developments in AI
How fast we can get to AGI is a debate of its own. In the meantime, let’s take a closer look at the latest developments and innovations shaping the world of artificial intelligence. In its first, a robot has been trained by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, performing the same surgical procedures skillfully as human doctors. The findings, led by Johns Hopkins University researchers, were illuminated at the Conference on Robot Learning in Munich, a top event for robotics and machine learning.
“It’s really magical to have this model and all we do is feed it camera input and it can predict the robotic movements needed for surgery. We believe this marks a significant step forward toward a new frontier in medical robotics.”
– Senior author Axel Krieger, an assistant professor in JHU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
In other news, CNBC’s David Faber reports that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is raising up to $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation. Musk’s AI startup seeks to “understand the true nature of the universe. Last year, xAI released a chatbot named Grok, modeled after “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” The chatbot aims to directly compete with companies including ChatGPT creator OpenAI.
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15. Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:DSP)
Market Capitalization: $1.02 billion
Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:DSP) is an advertising technology company. It is a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising driving innovation in digital marketing.
On November 13, JMP Securities analyst Andrew Boone raised the firm’s price target on Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:DSP) to $17 from $12 and kept an “Outperform” rating on the shares. According to the analyst, the company has been performing well and gaining a larger share of mid-market budgets. Additionally, its improved product offerings are helping it engage with bigger brands. The firm also believes that ViantAI, its AI-product suite, is a key catalyst for share gains in 2025. AI Bidding has already begun contributing to results, its AI media planning tool is soon going to roll out, and the company also plans to launch measurement and analysis, as well as autonomous optimization tools in 2025.
14. SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN)
Market Capitalization: $2.28 billion
SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) is a voice artificial intelligence company offering voice AI solutions to businesses. It boasts that more than 200 enterprise brands employ its AI agents across a growing number of verticals.
On November 13, Ladenburg downgraded SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) to “Neutral” from Buy with a price target of $7. The company reported solid Q3 results, meeting expectations. Moreover, its acquisition of Amelia has helped the company move into new verticals and large enterprises. Even though the firm continues to view voice as a key early application for AI systems, the rating has moved to neutral because of short-term losses from the Amelia acquisition and rapid share price appreciation.
“Our downgrade is a function of a rapid share price gain, coupled with a model that shows significantly higher losses than our previous expectations. That said, we expect the company will grow into this valuation, and emerge stronger over time”.
– Mattson said in a client note.