burkov mocks recurring AGI hype: from counting r's in strawberry to nuclear cheetah fails
burkov · x · 2026-09-09
ML author Andriy Burkov criticizes repeated AGI claims that keep getting punctured by simple failures: counting r's in strawberry, 9.11 vs 9.9, the goat-and-cabbage puzzle, and now a botched "nuclear holocaust mutant cheetah" video. He notes even the "leather jacket guy" was roped into promoting it this time, and predicts the industry will simply lie again after waiting longer.
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