Chollet: Don't declare AGI until AI can truly invent
fchollet · x · 2026-09-08
François Chollet argues the narrative for building AGI has always been about invention — curing cancer, solving fusion. So no one should 'declare AGI' until AI is capable of conceptual breakthroughs, novel insights, and real-world new technology. An AGI system, he says, must produce more than what you put into it.
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