"Personal Superintelligence makes zero sense": dev rants AGI/ASI diluted into buzzwords
menhguin · x · 2026-09-21
X user menhguin complains that AGI, ASI, and even RSI have been diluted into corporate-speak buzzwords — "Personal Superintelligence makes absolutely zero sense." In the quoted tweet he argues techbros should spell out what "AGI" actually means: some mean a really useful chatbot, others mean Literally God. A snapshot of growing pushback against buzzword inflation in the AI industry.
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