tszzl: Early AGI signs were obvious to Scott Alexander and Gwern readers
tszzl · x · 2026-10-28
AI researcher tszzl says many people — especially those reading Scott Alexander or Gwern at the time — recognized early model capabilities as early signs of AGI, and that releasing those models seemed reasonable then. A retrospective take on early AGI signals and release decisions.
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