Defining AGI: Oops! All Eugenics, 2025.12.08

There's a new definition of artificial general intelligence in town, and unsurprisingly... it's bad! Alex and Emily rip up the tissue-paper-thin premises behind this latest attempt to define "intelligence." Plus, we discover that AI hypers love using logos that look like buttholes.
References:
"A Definition of AGI" landing page and paper-shaped object
Fresh AI Hell:
"What If Sea Monkeys Constantly, Sometimes Dangerously, Bullshitted People"
Doctronic, the "AI doctor"
NIST reports companies cheat on "AI" evaluations
"Microsoft Lowers Sales Staff's Growth Targets For Newer AI Software"
"PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections"
"AI" assistant pop-up whack-a-mole
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Music by Toby Menon.
Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park.
Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.