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by nozzlegear 39 days ago
AGI is a myth that these AI companies perpetuate as a convenient marketing tactic.

> At that point we can start truly replacing white collar workers in earnest and begin deep integration.

This is why AI is so deeply unpopular. Even in the "good" scenario proselytized by true believers, you still paint a bleak near-future where everyone loses their jobs.

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Not a myth inherently but definitely unlikely on that timeline. ASI gets more mythical, probabilistically.
Yeah, I don't mean to say AGI itself is a myth; more like AGI as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google would have us believe is perpetually right around the corner is a myth.
Agreed