About what artificial general intelligence means and when people will accept it exists.
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About what artificial general intelligence means and when people will accept it exists.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
It's been a moving goalpost but I think the point where people will be forced to acknowledge it is when fully autonomous agents are outcompeting most humans in most areas.
So long as half of people are employed or in business, these people will insist that it's not AGI yet.
Until AI can fully replace you in your job, it's going to continue to feel like a tool.