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A 3d model with object permanency is definitely a step in the right direction of something or other but for clarity let us dial back down the level of graphical detail.

A Pacman bot is not AGI. Might get it to eat all the dots correctly where as before if something scrolled off the screen it'd forget about it and glitch out - but you didn't fan any flames of consciousness into existence as of yet.

[Solvency]

Is a human that manages to eat all the skittles and walk without falling into deadly holes AGI? Why?

[verticalscaler]

Object permanence is a necessary but not sufficient condition for spatial reasoning but the definition of consciousness remains elusive unless you have some news to share.

A blind human is AGI. So is a drunk or clumsy one that falls into deadly holes. This is super cool and a step on the way to... something.. but even the authors don't claim it is somehow the whole ballgame.