A newcomer asks whether AGI is really only about a year away
BmaninKtown · reddit · 2026-07-29
A Reddit user who is new to AI asks whether AGI is really only about a year away.
They say they keep hearing that AGI is imminent, but from their perspective AI still looks like slop and low-quality output. The post is basically a reality-check question about how close the field actually is to AGI, framed for people who are not deeply plugged into the AI scene.
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