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According to the speaker, Eliezer Yudkowsky described AGI as zero to two steps away and was uncertain whether any steps were needed.

Adam Becker · Every Exponential Ends — Silicon Valley Forgot — Adam Becker · 20 Aug 2026

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“I mean, first of all, he didn't say one or two.”
“He actually said zero to two.”
“He's not sure that we need any.”
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