Major tech firms walk back AGI claims — is the rush to AGI over?
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-09-04
Cloud author David Linthicum notes that after a wave of predictions that AGI was here or imminent, major tech companies are now backing away from such claims and revising timelines and definitions. He asks whether the industry-wide rush toward AGI has cooled.
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