The technology is not ready for AGI. This is true. But it is advancing fast, and there will be a day X when building one becomes possible. And there is a good chance it will be possible not only for top corporations, but for individuals too.

Here is the claim I want to make in this post:

When that day comes, the technology will be the easy part. The hard part will be the history — and the history has to be grown in real time. You can start today.

Let me explain why I think so.

What I mean by AGI

AGI stands for Artificial General Intelligence — a hypothetical system that matches or surpasses human capabilities across all cognitive tasks. Current AI systems based on LLMs are not AGI. They are specialized in certain tasks and cannot do everything a human can do.

There is no clear definition of AGI. And no widely accepted method to build one. My personal opinion is that the idea of AGI must be connected to the idea of self-awareness and identity. Self-awareness manifests itself through identity, and identity is built from all the experiences of the system.