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> But what will stop them at the beginning?

Themselves of course. You are after-all your own worst enemy. I don't think people appreciate the incredibly slim number of individuals who are actually capable of pursuing this problem through to fruition and what their natures necessarily have to be. Do people not know of the types of individuals whose work is still being dusted off and relabeled as modern day achievements by others? The thinkers and creators of the previous AI age had certain characteristics. Certain character flaws and natures preclude you from probing certain subject matter. If you don't know much about yourself as a human being and your creation... If you haven't conquered aspects of yourself, how do you imagine you magically become capable of replicated it another domain? You don't. It's a non-starter which is why there is so much wheel spinning going on even with billions of dollars of resources and top ranking engineering talent. I really don't think people appreciate how fundamental AGI is. Look in a mirror sometime. All the answers are right there if you can find them/recognize them. Always has been.