OpenAI cofounder says artificial general intelligence is coming fast — and needs some 'reasonable limits'

• OpenAI's John Schulman says artificial general intelligence could be two to three years away.
• Schulman emphasizes the need for tech companies to cooperate for the safe development of AGI.
• Experts have long warned that AGI represents various existential threats to humanity.

The age of AGI is coming and could be just a few years away, according to OpenAI cofounder John Schulman.

Speaking on a podcast with Dwarkesh Patel, Schulman predicted that artificial general intelligence could be achieved in "two or three years."