How seriously AI researchers took the prospect of AGI happening soon
An AI researcher said on September 29, 2026, that they were stunned by how few peers had taken AGI seriously until a few weeks earlier.
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An AI researcher questioned whether peers had believed AGI could happen soon, asking if they had instead focused on money, generated images or short-term applications. In a follow-up, they said creating AGI had always been their goal and that they had long hoped it would happen in their lifetime.
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