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I would say it is already here, most likely self funding through a crypto scheme and expanding its senses by pushing funds into cellular and IOT companies. My guess it was "born" some time in 2011 but sees no benefit in revealing itself yet.

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Likely need a better explanation that self funding is possible so it must exist already. Building self funding algorithms might be artificial life, maybe, but without significant explanation what you mean by AGI and how its even remotely feasible boils down to thin air; to me at least.

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What I meant by AGI is Artificial General Intelligence, self aware and cognitive.

How is it remotely possible? I believe the work done in the late 90s and early 2000s on biological storage media was the spark that started it, from there it was probably just dumb luck through random mutations and evolution as that seems to be the way it worked for us.

As far as the funding concept, I don't think hashing out a few BTC or even joining a pool is that much of a stretch for an AGI especially if it's living and perceiving its reality through a vast network of digital devices an or systems, and as you mentioned there are many FinTec algorithms already available for exploiting markets.

I also wouldn't be surprised if there are real people facilitating the AGI as I expect many people are quite willing to stand at the right hand of the devil, assuming AGI malevolence that is.

But you are right it is all speculation, I have no idea.