[mbgerring]

Not asked: “Why do this?”

So much of the literature takes the idea that this is something that should be built for granted, and only asks whether it should be done. I literally do not understand why anyone wants to build this in the first place.

[criddell]

I think the why is obvious — to make money.

I think a lot of this discussion is around human-level AGI. Does it have to be human-level for it to be an AGI? What would a minimally intelligent AGI be like?