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Jensen Huang says Nvidia achieved AGI, again — not that it matters

L1 · CuriousIndustry & BusinessThe Verge AI$· 8/27/2026

Highlights the ongoing debate around AGI's definition and shifting focus from benchmarks to profitable, productive AI work, signaling industry priorities.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared the company has achieved AGI for many tasks, but immediately dismissed the milestone as a 'senseless' and arbitrary goal.

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On Nvidia's earnings call Wednesday, CEO Jensen Huang casually announced the company had "achieved AGI," one of the tech industry's ultimate goals some of its biggest players have spent years chasing. Almost immediately, Huang dismissed the coveted milestone as "senseless." He's right. For the supposed finish line of the AI race, there is no consensus on what artificial general intelligence means, let alone how we'll know when we've actually got there, which makes achieving it equally arbitra

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