About whether AGI is already here or still far off, amid AI investment bubble talk.
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Yes 37 (34%)Not sure 25 (23%)No 46 (43%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?
About whether AGI is already here or still far off, amid AI investment bubble talk.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
When an agent can work independently over an 8 hour day, incorporating new information and balancing multiple conflicting goals—then apply everything it learned in context to start the next day with the benefit of that learning, repeat day after day—then I'll call it AGI.