Focus on applied domain problems, not the endless pursuit of AGI, devs argue
Fowe · x · 2026-09-15
In a thread, the author argues AI would be less scary if we focused on applied domain problems and specific use cases rather than the endless pursuit of AGI; the retweeted view adds that with so many real use cases and domain problems to solve, the obsession with building AGI, world models, or one AI that solves everything is simply unnecessary—a pragmatist pushback on the monolithic-AGI narrative.
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