TypeSafe AI researcher: OpenAI's definition of AGI is 'extremely doable', yet rote work stays unautomated
hardimanjames · x · 2026-09-29
In an a16z interview, TypeSafe AI's Diogo Almeida argues we're not on a path to recursive self-improvement, but AGI as OpenAI defines it—automating most economically valuable work—is "extremely doable." His puzzle: the intelligence needed for simple, rote work has existed in models for years, yet it hasn't been deployed. He also criticizes a post-RLHF industry split into overpromising and underdelivering, since humans judging model quality makes models look better than they are.
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