A 4KB executable rendered terrain in 2009 — why many "AGI" demos aren't new
keenanisalive · x · 2026-09-05
The author warns this week's frontier-model demos deserve skepticism: some are genuinely impressive, others repackage procedural generation that has existed since the 1990s. As an example, a 2009 4KB executable rendered terrain in real time. Much of what gets touted as "AGI" is just LLMs configuring existing software and algorithms — though some of it is real.
Related event: PSA: Some Viral AI Demos Are Just 1990s Procedural Terrain(3 posts)→
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