The Hallway Track

AGI

15 tracked signals on AGI.

Will AGI be one mind? Rich Sutton says no

Sequoia Capital · Aug 28, 2026

Rich Sutton argues AGI will be many minds sharing one design, not a single system

“It's a single design. There'll be many minds.”
Is Coding Solved?

No Priors · Aug 07, 2026

AI lab insiders believe coding will be a solved problem within 6 months

“We're 6 months or towards the end of the year to be completely done with code. Like it's a solved problem.”
The Origins of DeepSeek

Meta (Connect) · Jun 09, 2026

DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng built a competitive AI lab by stockpiling Nvidia A100s and reworking training to reduce GPU reliance after US export controls.

“Look, the way this works is we're going to tell you it's totally hopeless to compete with us on training foundation models. You shouldn't try, and it's your job to like try anyway. And I believe both of those things.”
🔬Scaling Past Informal AI - Carina Hong, Axiom Math

Dario Amodei · Latent Space Blog · Jun 03, 2026

Axiom argues formal verification, not just coding ability, is the key bottleneck on the path to AGI.

“Verification to me is about scaling brilliance, compounding brilliance,”
The Key Thing Human Brains Have That AI Is Trying To Learn

Y Combinator · Jul 17, 2026

World models are the most promising path to closing AI's sample efficiency gap with humans.

“the two major problems that we have left to solve is intelligence per watt and intelligence per sample.”
Built to benefit everyone: our plan

OpenAI · OpenAI Blog · Jun 08, 2026

OpenAI outlines its plan to ensure AGI is built to benefit everyone through access, safety, and shared prosperity.

Chess.com CEO: AGI Will Be a Cultural Problem

No Priors · Aug 13, 2026

Chess.com CEO says AGI is a cultural and economic distribution problem, not a technology problem

“This is less a technology problem and more a cultural problem. The economic impact of just big tech and that just too much money is flowing into the hands of too few and we're not doing enough as humans to share what we're creating.”
5 Papers That Show Where AI Research Is Heading Right Now

Y Combinator · Jun 12, 2026

AlphaZero-style self-play, unbiased by human data, is the likely path to far more intelligent systems and possibly AGI.

“alpha zero unbiased by um humans meandering is uh the way we'll get to much more intelligent systems, maybe even dare say agi”