Ep 252: A Path to AGI w/ John Thompson (The Hackett Group Inc.)

In this episode of The Audit Podcast, John Thompson returns to discuss his new book, The Path to AGI. With over 40 years in the field of artificial intelligence, John provides a grounded perspective on what AGI really means—and why it won’t arrive as quickly as many headlines suggest.

John’s book: A Path to AGI

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Timecodes:

 

1:36 – A Path to AGI

6:43 – Computer Science isn’t Dead It’s Still Worth Studying

10:57 – Emergent Behaviors are Ridiculous

12:40 – AGI has Predictive Behavior Not Original Thoughts

16:30 – Original New Thoughts Without Data

20:25 – Final Thoughts

 

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