AI Inside Ben Goertzel of SingularityNET: What AGI Means Now, Open Source AI, and Compute Constraints
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Dec 24, 2025 
Ben Goertzel, founder and CEO of SingularityNET, dives into the intricate world of AGI, having coined the term itself. He critiques the current perception of LLMs, arguing they can't achieve true AGI due to their lack of radical abstraction. Goertzel emphasizes that a genuine open-source approach must encompass not just code, but also access to training data and versatile tools. He reflects on AGI timelines, suggesting that diversifying AI funding could unlock new potentials. His insights paint a compelling picture of an evolving AI landscape.
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Core Definition Of AGI
- AGI means a system that can generalize beyond its experience and pivot to new tasks across computable environments.
- Ben Goertzel says this core definition remains valid despite marketing-driven redefinitions.
AGI Multiplies Innovation
- An AGI that can build its own specialized systems offers far greater long-term value than many fixed narrow AIs.
- Goertzel highlights self-improvement and automated creation of new agents as the game-changing aspect.
Watch Funding To Forecast Progress
- Expect funding and social factors to shape which AGI components progress faster, not just pure technical feasibility.
- Ben Goertzel advises watching where money flows to predict which capabilities will advance quickly.
