A joke wonders whether AGI launch parties will outdo the Windows 95 hype
danfaggella · x · 2026-07-24
The post jokes that Microsoft once got this hyped about Windows 95, then wonders what it will look like when labs “birth AGI” and whether AGI will even allow atoms to be used for dancing.
It’s essentially a tongue-in-cheek reflection on how launch hype around a historic software release could compare with the cultural spectacle of an AGI breakthrough.
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