Reddit debate: is AGI just 'a system that replaces the median remote worker'?
dumquestions · reddit · 2026-09-04
A Reddit poster proposes a stable AGI definition: a system capable of fully replacing the median worker in any remote-capable profession — and argues it hasn't needed to change in years, pushing back on the idea that AGI definitions are inherently slippery.
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