Precisely Defining AGI is Crucial for Science and Policy
yaringal · x · 2026-07-07
Oxford AI safety researcher Yarin Gal emphasizes the critical importance of strictly defining "AGI" to prevent stakeholders from talking past each other. He argues that defining terms is the first step in making any discipline scientific and is equally indispensable for policymaking. He welcomes multiple definitions to coexist, provided users explicitly state which one they are adopting, even inviting others to refer to his version as "Yarin's AGI definition."
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