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Current AI achievements are impressive but still far from the full AGI goal
  • Fei‑Fei Li acknowledges that conversational AI and vision models have solved many sub‑problems, yet they lack the unified reasoning, creativity, and physical interaction that AGI would require.
  • She cites examples such as Newton‑level scientific discovery and deep emotional intelligence as capabilities still out of reach.
  • The speaker stresses that scaling data and compute alone will not bridge this gap; new algorithmic breakthroughs are needed.
  • This view tempers expectations that simply adding more GPUs will magically produce AGI.
  • It also frames research agendas: focus on multimodal reasoning, world modeling, and embodied cognition.
Fei‑Fei LiLenny's Podcast00:19:45

Supporting quotes

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00:19:45
“We've done very well in achieving parts of the goal, including conversational AI, but we haven't completely conquered all the goals of AI.” — Fei‑Fei Li
Progress assessment
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00:21:05
“We still cannot derive Newton‑level equations or exhibit deep emotional cognitive intelligence.” — Fei‑Fei Li
Limitations

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AGI -- A Marketing Term More Than a Scientific Definition

Fei-Fei Li demystifies Artificial General Intelligence, arguing that the term is loosely defined, often used for hype, and that current AI progress should be measured by concrete capabilities rather than vague "AGI" promises.

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