AGI is an incoherent concept because intelligence is not a unitary magical substance but rather a collection of algorithms or mechanisms that solve specific problems in specific environments, and there is no reason to expect a single system to solve all problems equally well.
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Steven PinkerEvidence Quote
“intelligence is in fact a gadget it's an algorithm that can solve certain problems in certain environments and maybe not others”
Source
David Deutsch & Steven Pinker (First Ever Public Dialogue) — AGI, P(Doom), & The Enemies of Progress— Joseph Noel WalkerCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:21:48 PM
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