Burkov: it's AGI only if you'd trust it to negotiate a multi-thousand-dollar contract for you
burkov · x · 2026-09-04
Responding to calls for a new AGI benchmark, ML author Andriy Burkov argues that putting "AGI" in a benchmark name doesn't reflect what the public means by the term. His plain-words test: AGI is a virtual character that reliably does work like a qualified human, asks clarifying questions when needed—and you'd trust it to negotiate and sign a multi-thousand-dollar contract on your behalf. If not, it's not AGI.
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