Tracking the history of the now-deceased OpenAI Microsoft AGI clause
The removal of an AGI-triggered IP clause in the OpenAI-Microsoft partnership marks a complete shift from idealistic vision to commercial entanglement.
Simon Willison · Apr 28, 2026
SIMA 2: An agent that plays, reasons, and learns with you
DeepMind's SIMA 2 integrates Gemini's reasoning into 3D game AI, evolving from a simple instruction follower to an intelligent companion that understands goals, converses, and self-improves.
Google DeepMind Blog ·
Why Specialization Is Inevitable
Universality is a myth; under finite resources, specialized AI systems focused on specific domains achieve true performance advantages, a principle confirmed by optimization theory, biology, and market economics.
Hugging Face Blog ·