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MiniMax Eyes AGI Milestone Tied to 1% of Global GDP Output

MiniMax co-founder Yeyi Yun stated that the benchmark for achieving artificial general intelligence should be a model’s ability to generate 1% of the global gross domestic product. This perspective shifts the definition of AGI from human-like cognitive performance toward a specific metric of economic productivity and output.

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