Ben Goertzel: What AGI, RSI and Superintelligence Originally Meant and How They Got Confused
bengoertzel · x · 2026-10-05
Ben Goertzel, who popularized the term AGI, argues that AGI, ASI and RSI (recursive self-improvement) have drifted far from their original technical meanings as they went mainstream. Drawing on his firsthand history with the terminology, he traces where each concept came from, how public usage muddied them, and devotes particular attention to restoring the original definition of RSI and its often-conflated relationship with AGI and superintelligence.
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