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True AGI requires the ability to create new causal manifolds, analogous to Einstein deriving relativity from pre-existing physical evidence. This requires moving beyond the data distribution the model was trained on.

Impact: This provides a concrete, high-bar benchmark for evaluating AI progress, shifting the focus from task completion to novel theoretical discovery.

— from LLM Architecture Limits and the Path to AGI · a16z Podcast· Mar 17, 2026