Yishan: AGI is here, but only for people with CS skills and strong writing
natesiggard · x · 2026-09-07
Reacting to Jensen Huang's claim that Astra is AGI, Yishan issues a correction: AGI is here — for people with computer science backgrounds and excellent written communication skills. He notes Huang is in a unique position to know certain things, hinting frontier labs' internal assessment of model capability may be ahead of public perception.
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