Chollet: Don't declare AGI until AI can make genuine inventions
fchollet · x · 2026-09-08
François Chollet argues the AGI narrative has always hinged on invention — curing cancer, solving fusion. He says AGI shouldn't be declared until AI can achieve conceptual breakthroughs, novel insights, and new real-world technology.
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