I think if any of this becomes possible, it won't happen. Seriously, if AGI was truly on the horizon at openai or elsewhere, the first thing they'd do is shut it down. Once it's AGI, they would have to realize that they can't control it any more than anyone else can, and facing the reality of that would stop them in their tracks.

In a way, all the hype can only indicate that AGI is still a distant illusion. If it were really around the corner we'd be hearing different stories.