If AGI’s a No-Show, What Comes Next? (First Aired: May 28, 2025)

If AGI’s a No-Show, What Comes Next? (First Aired: May 28, 2025)

From Imagine This... by Boston Consulting Group BCG

December 24, 2025 · 32 min · Episode 42

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Noah Broestl discusses the future of AI in the absence of artificial general intelligence, focusing on the evolution of specialized models.

The most enthusiastic AI evangelists say that in the not-too-distant future bots with artificial general intelligence (AGI) will match—or even exceed—the cognitive abilities of humans on pretty much any task. But what if we don’t reach that elusive goal? BCG’s Noah Broestl imagines how AI will nonetheless continue to evolve in amazing ways, yielding a proliferation of specialized models each with its own specific advantages. These models will be much more accurate, and they will feature advances in safety, transparency, and efficiency. Learn More: Noah Broestl: https://on.bcg.com/4mtes1N BCG’s Latest Thinking on AI: https://on.bcg.com/4jnOLNz You Won’t Get GenAI Right If You Get Human Oversight Wrong: https://on.bcg.com/45rTvyj GenAI Will Fail. Prepare for It: https://on.bcg.com/4kx8ECP The AI Instant Skills Boost: What CEOs Need to Know: https://on.bcg.com/4jnE8dJ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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Host: Noah Broestl

Topics covered

  • artificial intelligence
  • AGI
  • technology evolution
  • specialized models
  • safety in AI
  • transparency in AI

Keywords

  • AGI
  • artificial intelligence
  • AI models
  • technology
  • safety
  • efficiency
  • transparency

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Organizations: Boston Consulting Group, BCG

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