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Quantum AGI has secretly taken over

No AGI exists; confusion comes from sci-fi tropes.

Description

Claims about 'quantum AGI' secretly taking over are unfounded. No AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) currently exists, and such concerns stem from science fiction tropes rather than technical reality.

Origin of the Concern

Conspiracy theories and science fiction-inspired fears about superintelligent AI systems secretly controlling society.

What's Misunderstood

No AGI currently exists, and the confusion between current AI capabilities and fictional superintelligence comes from science fiction tropes rather than technical reality.

Empirical Context

Goodfellow, Bengio & Courville explain exactly how and why deep learning works.