About whether an AI must be able to update its own weights to count as AGI.
Has this happened?
Yes 12 (9%)Not sure 42 (30%)No 85 (61%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether an AI must be able to update its own weights to count as AGI.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
It will be AGI once it can update its own weights. It can't be "general" intelligence if its weights are frozen and requires to be updated manually.