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A proposed AGI marker centers on problems solvable by humans but not current AI systems, with gap closure indicating AGI arrival

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When this gap* closes it means we have AGI

* a class of problems humans can solve but AI cannot

Dwarkesh PatelDwarkesh Patel@dwarkesh_sp

Currently it is shocking and newsworthy when AIs solve an important open problem that humans couldn't Before AI totally surpass us intellectually, there will be an interesting era, where it will be just as shocking (but not impossible) for a human to solve a problem AI couldn't

5:50 PM · May 23, 2026 · 54.7K Views
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“But Greg, we can RL on any problem”

Ok but who is gathering the training data, making the harness, picking the problem and judging outcomes?

Greg KamradtGreg Kamradt@GregKamradt

When this gap* closes it means we have AGI * a class of problems humans can solve but AI cannot

9:09 PM · May 23, 2026 · 7.1K Views
9:10 PM · May 23, 2026 · 3.2K Views

And to note, ofc these limitations will go away too

Greg KamradtGreg Kamradt@GregKamradt

“But Greg, we can RL on any problem” Ok but who is gathering the training data, making the harness, picking the problem and judging outcomes?

9:10 PM · May 23, 2026 · 3.2K Views
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