AI community debates whether a 'consensus moment' on imminent AGI ever existed
jd_pressman · x · 2026-09-10
A thread on X argues over whether there was ever a moment of consensus that AGI is imminent. One side holds that despite the 'fire alarm' framing—no consensus is ever perfect—such a moment did occur. The other side counters that this distracts from the real issue: people solicited status and money on the premise of being smart enough to build AGI in their basement, loading supporters with intuitions about RSI and foom letting them get away with it.
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