AGI Means 'General': Superhuman at Math but Still Can't Replace an Accountant Isn't AGI
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-07
@theojaffee argues the key word in AGI is 'general,' not 'really smart': a model that is wildly superhuman at mathematics but still can't replace an accountant isn't AGI (yet). A crisp definitional take on the 'when is it AGI' debate, pointing at current models' narrow superhumanity vs. lacking generality.
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