I don't think AGI is right around the corner

Re:I don't think AGI is right around the corner by falcor84 on Sunday July 06, 2025 @08:03PM (#44485330)

I really don't see how a person can build one of the most successful companies in history from scratch without exhibiting intelligence.

There are many things we can and should say about Zuckerberg, but I don't think that unintelligent is one them.

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Re:I don't think AGI is right around the corner by DanHulton on Sunday July 06, 2025 @08:32PM (#44485502)

You can be terribly intelligent and be an incredible fool at the same time. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

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Re:I don't think AGI is right around the corner by muzani on Monday July 07, 2025 @12:58AM (#44486889)

Intelligence is the ability to creatively solve problems. Wisdom is picking the right problems to solve.

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Re:I don't think AGI is right around the corner by skeeter2020 on Sunday July 06, 2025 @09:50PM (#44485960)

Intelligence probably IS positively correlated with success, but the formula is complex and involves many other factors, so I have to believe it's relatively weak correlation. Anecdotally I know about as many smart failures as smart successes.

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Re:I don't think AGI is right around the corner by Bender on Monday July 07, 2025 @09:38AM (#44490271)

It certainly doesn't hurt when the government profiles and grooms intelligent people out of Stanford SRI the dark side, Harvard, hands them an unlimited credit card and says, "Make this thing that can do x,y,z." and then helps them network with like-minded creators and removes any obstacles in their path. One has to at least admit that was a contributing factor to their success as the vast majority of people do not get these perks.

Partially related documentary [1]

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Xxi0b9trY [video][44 mins]

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