About whether "seed AI" that builds stronger AIs could lead to general AI.
Has this happened?
Yes 31 (27%)Not sure 33 (29%)No 51 (44%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether "seed AI" that builds stronger AIs could lead to general AI.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Seed AI is possible, but it requires first building an AI which is at least as intelligent as human AI researchers. We are nowhere near that point, and once we get there we will already have strong AI.