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FAILEDStated September 14, 2024
David ShapiroAI commentator & author
"Maybe I was right, and we achieved AGI in September of 2024? We need to wait for the benchmarks, but we just had a major step in that direction."
AGIretrospective
Verdict
Did not happen
Deadline in claim
No fixed date

Assessment

There is no consensus in the AI research community that AGI was achieved in September 2024, and the benchmarks Shapiro pointed to did not establish AGI-level general capability. The claim that AGI may already have been reached is not supported by evidence. Outcome: claim not substantiated.

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