AI Already Thinks Better Than Us: Why We Hesitate to Call It AGI
inductionheads · x · 2026-08-03
Commentator Noah Smith argues that current AI can already be considered AGI. He believes people hesitate to accept this because they conflate intentionality with intelligence.
While AI can already outperform humans in chess, theorem proving, art creation, and writing, it doesn't mean it will suddenly "wake up" and gain self-awareness like sci-fi depictions. Superior intelligence does not equate to possessing human-like intentionality or consciousness.
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