What Evidence Will Convince Us We've Hit AGI? Community Debates
AdamJefferson · reddit · 2026-08-03
Instead of the usual timeline predictions, this Reddit thread pivots to a more substantive discussion: what specific capabilities or evidence would we actually need to witness to believe that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) or ASI has been achieved?
The author calls on the community to skip timeline arguments and focus on defining the objective milestones and observable markers that would indicate AI has truly crossed the threshold of human intelligence.
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