The Path to Artificial General Intelligence with John K Thompson

Описание: AGI is 123 years away. That's not pessimism. It's precision. AI expert John K. Thompson, who's been building AI systems for 40 years, returns to the show to dismantle the hype around artificial general intelligence and reveal what we're actually building.

In this episode of The Digital Analyst, John Santaferraro explores the hard truths behind AI's biggest promises. Thompson, author of "The Path to AGI" and University of Michigan professor, explains why large language models don't actually think, they retrieve and infer at speeds that create the illusion of intelligence.

This conversation cuts through vendor claims and investment hype with documented research and 450 footnotes worth of evidence. If you're a business leader navigating billion-dollar AGI promises, this episode delivers the grounded perspective you need to make intelligent decisions about AI adoption, governance, and realistic timelines.

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John K Thompson
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https://a.co/d/0MSTFa6

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John Santaferraro
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https://www.ferraroconsulting.com/
http://www.thedigitalanalyst.ai/

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0:00 Cold Open and Introduction
3:31 Meet John K. Thompson
5:10 What Is AGI and Why Are We So Far Away?
10:01 Why Large Language Models Don't Actually Think
14:21 The Agentic Wave: Intelligence or Sophisticated If-Then?
18:19 Composite AI
21:43 Causal AI vs Correlation
28:11 Medical Breakthroughs and the Power of True Causality
32:16 The Path to AGI: Integration and Data Challenges
36:03 Why 123 Years?
40:14 Advice for Leaders: Making AI Your Own
43:03 AI Governance and Private AI: Easier Than You Think
48:03 Final Thoughts and Resources