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35 Thoughts About AGI and 1 About GPT-5 - by Steve Newman

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Quick reminder that the regular application deadline for The Curve is next Friday, August 22nd! In case you missed it: on October 3-5, in Berkeley, we’ll bring together ~250 folks with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives for productive discussions on the big, contentious questions in AI. Featuring Jack Clark, Jason Kwon, Randi Weingarten, Dean Ball, Helen Toner, and many more great speakers! If you’d like to join us, fill out this form. Amidst the unrelenting tumult of AI news, it’s easy to lose track of the bigger picture. Here are some ideas that have been developing quietly in the back of my head, about the path from here to AGI. I drafted this post a couple of weeks ago. The subsequent launch of GPT-5 didn’t lead me to make any changes. That says something about how uneventful GPT-5 is. Current AIs aren’t AGI. But I don’t know why. I mean, I have thoughts. I talk about missing functions like “memory” and “continuous learning”, and possibly “judgement” and “insight”. But t

35 Thoughts About AGI and 1 About GPT-5 Such As: How do Teenagers Learn to Drive 10,000x Faster Than Waymo? Steve Newman Aug 14, 2025 307 41 54 Share Quick reminder that the regular application deadline for The Curve is next Friday, August 22nd ! In case you missed it: on October 3-5, in Berkeley, we’ll bring together ~250 folks with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives for productive discussions on the big, contentious questions in AI. Featuring Jack Clark, Jason Kwon, Randi Weingarten, Dean Ball, Helen Toner, and many more great speakers! If you’d like to join us, fill out this form

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